A male patient with lymphocytic hypophysitis is reported on. Lymphocyt
ic hypophysitis is a rare disease that may mimic pituitary adenoma and
occurs mostly in women in the peripartum period. Only six other cases
have been reported in men. Optimal treatment is unclear from the lite
rature, as the results have been inconsistent and the reported cases f
ew. The patient described here was successfully treated by means of tr
ansphenoidal surgery and a one year course of treatment with cortisone
acetate.