Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

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Lymphocytic Hypophysitis in a Patient with Testiculal Feminization Syndrome

  • Cho, Tack-Geun (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kwon, Jeong-Taik (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Nam, Teak-Kyun (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Suk, Jong-Sik (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
  • Published : 2007.01.30
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Abstract

Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the pituitary gland that is one of the cause of hypopituitarism. The majority of cases occur in women during the peripartum period, and it is rare in men. Testicular feminization syndrome is a genetic disorder presenting a 46XY karyotype, but a normal female phenotype. We report a case of lymphocytic hypophysitis in a 23-year-old woman with testicular feminization syndrome.

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