PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Manara, R.
AU  - Citton, V.
AU  - Rossetto, M.
AU  - Padoan, A.
AU  - D’Avella, D.
TI  - Hypophyseal Triplication: Case Report and Embryologic Considerations
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1520
DP  - 2009 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1328--1329
VI  - 30
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/30/7/1328.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/30/7/1328.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2009 Aug 01; 30
AB  - SUMMARY: Hypophyseal triplication is malformation that has not been described previously. We present a child with midline abnormalities who underwent epignathus excision at birth. Brain MR imaging revealed 2 paired lateral pituitary glands and an oval midline gland, each with an independent stalk, connected to a thickened third ventricle floor. Because malformations represent a failure in embryogenesis, this case may provide interesting clues on the normal development of the hypophysis.