Endocrinology · Endocrinology / Pituitary disorders
Empty sella syndrome
also: Primary or secondary empty sella
Herniation of subarachnoid space into the sella with flattened pituitary.
- Specialty
- Endocrinology
- Subspecialty
- Endocrinology / Pituitary disorders
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, more common; Children: yes, rare
- Gene(s) involved
- POU1F1, PROP1
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Primary or secondary empty sella
Etiology & mechanism
Defective diaphragma sellae or post-treatment atrophy.
Gene(s) involved (2)
Symptoms & signs (6)
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