xanthomatous hypophysitis
MONDO:1060217Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names xanthomatous hypophysitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare hypophysitis characterized histologically by mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates consisting of foamy histiocytes, plasma cells, and small round mature lymphocytes infiltrating the anterior pituitary gland. The tissue often contains cystic-like areas of liquefaction filled with lipid-laden macrophages along with lymphocytes and plasma cells.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:1060217), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of