Abstract
A boy with congenital hypopituitarism, severe anterior pituitary hypoplasia, and ectopic posterior pituitary was found to have congenital absence of the left internal carotid artery. A possible developmental relationship between hypopituitarism and absent internal carotid is suggested.
MeSH terms
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Carotid Arteries / abnormalities*
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Choristoma*
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Humans
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Hypopituitarism / congenital*
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Infant, Newborn
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Pituitary Gland, Anterior / pathology*
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Pituitary Gland, Posterior*
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Sella Turcica / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed