MRI appearances of an ectopic pituitary adenoma : case report and review of the literature

MR images of an ectopic pituitary adenoma have been published in only a single case, a suprasellar mass. We present a patient with Cushing's disease in whom MRI revealed a pituitary adenoma within the sphenoid sinus. Radiologic characteristics of ectopic pituitary adenomas are reviewed, with em...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroradiology 1993-08, Vol.35 (7), p.546-548
Hauptverfasser:	SLONIM, S. M, HAYKAL, H. A, CUSHING, G. W, FREIDBERG, S. R, LEE, A. K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - diagnosis ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - pathology ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - surgery Adenoma - diagnosis Adenoma - pathology Adenoma - surgery Aged Biological and medical sciences Choristoma - diagnosis Choristoma - pathology Choristoma - surgery Endocrinopathies Female Humans Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - diagnosis Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - pathology Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - surgery Pituitary Gland Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnosis Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery Sphenoid Sinus - pathology Sphenoid Sinus - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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