MRI APPEARANCES OF AN ECTOPIC PITUITARY-ADENOMA - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

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作者
SLONIM, SM
HAYKAL, HA
CUSHING, GW
FREIDBERG, SR
LEE, AK
机构
[1] LAHEY CLIN FDN,MED CTR,DEPT ENDOCRINOL,BURLINGTON,MA
[2] LAHEY CLIN FDN,MED CTR,DEPT NEUROSURG,BURLINGTON,MA
[3] LAHEY CLIN FDN,MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,BURLINGTON,MA
关键词
ECTOPIC PITUITARY ADENOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPHENOID SINUS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00588720
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
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 emphasis on MRI, which demonstrates a soft tissue mass, isointense with gray matter on T1-weighted images, which enhances in a heterogeneous manner.
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页码:546 / 548
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