Abstract
Chromophobe adenoma of the nasopharynx is not a common condition. first three cases of pituitary adenomas involving the nasopharynx were reported by Cushing1in 1912 in his book entitled The Pituitary Body and Its Disorders. Invasion of the nasal cavity is extremely rare. Bailey and Cutler2reported the first case of chromophobe adenoma extending into the nasal cavity in 1940. Shea,3Aquino et al.,4and Kay et al.5also reported similar cases during recent years. Among the neoplasms of the pituitary gland, adenomas are the most common. They usually arise from the pars ditalis. chromophobe adenomas occur three times as frequently as the chromophile (eosinophilic and basophilic) types.6They usually reach the nasopharynx by direct downward extension from the pituitary fossa. It is also a possibility that they may arise from congenitally misplaced cells along the course of Rathke's pouch. White and
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