Pituitary incidentalomas in paediatric population: Incidence and characteristics.

Muhammed ShareefMona P NasrallahNatally AlArabLamya A AtwehCatherina ZadehRoula Hourani

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)

Incidental pituitary lesions in the paediatric population are relatively infrequent and increases with age. Rathke's cleft cyst is the most common incidentally encountered pituitary lesion followed by cystic pituitary lesions and microadenomas.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
intensive care unit
emergency department
risk factors