Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secretion by a Tumor of the Pharyngeal Pituitary
Authors: BARRY A. WARNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Brief Reports1 January 1982Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secretion by a Tumor of the Pharyngeal PituitaryBARRY A. WARNER, D.O., RICHARD J. SANTEN, M.D., ROBERT B. PAGE, M.D.BARRY A. WARNER, D.O.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD J. SANTEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT B. PAGE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-1-65 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEmbryologic remnants of tissue with the potential of pituitary function are seen in the pharyngeal region at autopsy as a consistently normal finding in humans (1). Extrapituitary cells can produce syndromes of endocrine hypersecretion, as documented by five reports of tumors arising from embryonic remnants in the sphenoid sinus (2-6). Two of those caused the clinical syndrome of acromegaly (5, 6). 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