Postpartum Granulomatous Hypophysitis: A Case Study, Review of the Literature, and Discussion of Pathogenesis

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(a) A low magnification view of the sellar region showing multiple granulomas composed of histiocytes surrounded by lymphoplasmacystic infiltrates, 100x. (b) A higher magnification view of the granulomatous inflammation, 400x. (c) CD163 immunohistochemical stain highlighting the histiocytes within the granulomas, 400x. (d) Trichrome histochemical stain highlighting background fibrosis in blue, 400x.

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