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Inflammatory cell infiltrations of the pituitary gland, by extension from the meninges, usually produce no gross alterations; pituitary gland involvement in these cases is detected by histopathologic examination. Severe, suppurative inflammation leading to abscess formation may produce enlargement and distortion of the gland, however.
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Carlton, W.W., Gries, C.L. (1996). Inflammation, Pituitary Gland: Rat, Mouse, and Hamster. In: Jones, T.C., Capen, C.C., Mohr, U. (eds) Endocrine System. Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60996-1_14
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