Cushing's disease caused by an ectopic sphenoid pituitary macroadenoma: a major interdisciplinary challenge in everyday clinical practice
Ectopic pituitary adenomas (EPAs) are extremely rare (approximately 2% of all pituitary adenomas), non-sellar, benign neoplasms arising from embryonic remnants of the pituitary gland, usually located along the migration path of Rathke's pouch (sphenoid sinus, clivus, or nasopharynx) [1][2][3][4].Most are hormonally active, with ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary
Authors
- Mateusz Tabin
- Paweł Gajdzis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-7169)
- Joanna Bladowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0597-8457)
- Anastasija Krzemińska
- Andrzej Kołodziejczyk
- Michał Pasternak
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17228
- Primary Topic
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00