PANHYPOPITUITARISM REVEALING AN EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME

Introduction, - Empty sella syndrome is sometimes associated with ante rior pituitary insufficiency, the latter being mostly partial or disso ciated. Exegesis. - We report a case of a profound panhypopituitarism revealing art empty sella syndrome. This case shows that empty sella s yndrome, although a generally benign and asymptomatic condition, can b e associated with hypopituitarism. Conclusion. - In case of empty sell a syndrome, especially if an endocrine dysfunction is clinically suspe cted, minimal hormonal analysis must be requested. (C) 1998 Elsevier, Paris.