Korean J Med.  2016 Aug;91(1):66-69. 10.3904/kjm.2016.91.1.66.

Hypopituitarism Secondary to Paraclinoid Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm

• Lee SH
• Song JW
• Cho JY
• Kim DS
• Ryu YJ
• Park SY
• Ihm SH

• KMID: 2345587
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2016.91.1.66

Abstract

Pituitary insufficiency due to a sellar aneurysm is relatively uncommon. The prevalence of this disorder was <0.2% in a large cohort of patients with panhypopituitarism. While uncommon, a vascular sellar lesion should be included as a differential diagnosis for a sellar mass resulting in hypopituitarism. We report herein a case of hypopituitarism with hyperprolactinemia secondary to a large (1.7-cm) saccular aneurysm at the left paraclinoid internal carotid artery.

Keyword

Hypopituitarism; Carotid artery, Internal; Aneurysm

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm*
Carotid Artery, Internal*
Cohort Studies
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia
Hypopituitarism*
Prevalence