Table 2 Reports of autoimmune hypophysitis with extra-pituitary spread over the cavernous sinus
Literature | Age/sex | Chief complaint | Organ of inflammatory spread | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fujisawa, 2009[9] | 49/F | Diabetes insipidus, retroorbital pain, diplopia, anterior pituitary hypofunction | Bilateral ICA occlusion | Steroid therapy |
Demetri et al., 2010[10] | 29/F | Headache, visual disturbance | Isolated sphenoidal mucosa | Subtotal removal |
Melgar et al., 2006[11] | 38/F | Severe headache, cerebral ischemia | Bilateral ICA occlusion | ECA-ICA bypass |
Thodou et al., 1995[12] | 18/F | Severe headache, diabetes insipidus | Basal hypothalamus | |
Zoeller et al., 2012[13] | 41/M | Optic neuritis, fatigue, loss of libido | Unilateral ICA stenosis | Past history of optic neuritis, steroid |
Present Case 1 | 60/F | Rapid visual deterioration, masked diabetes insipidus | Bilateral hypothalami | Steroid pulse therapy |
Present Case 2 | 53/F | Severe retroorbital pain | Unilateral ICA stenosis | Steroid pulse therapy |
Present Case 3 | 27/F | Headache, fatigue, diabetes insipidus | Extradural sphenoidal mucosa | Past history of germinoma, steroid pulse therapy |