Sellar Region Epidermoid and Dermoid Cysts

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Sellar Region Epidermoid and Dermoid Cysts

Fig. 26.1 Dermoid cyst. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (c) Axial CT image. A lobulated mass is located above the planum sphenoidale anterior to the…

read more

Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma

Fig. 31.1 Chordoma. (a) Coronal T1-weighted pre-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (c) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (d) Coronal T2-weighted image. A large, lobular, heterogeneously enhancing mass is centered…

read more

Corticotroph (ACTH) Adenomas

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Corticotroph (ACTH) Adenomas

Fig. 13.1 ACTH adenoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. The pituitary gland is enlarged, with heterogeneous enhancement and nodular erosion of the left sellar floor….

read more

Prolactinomas

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Prolactinomas

Fig. 11.1 Prolactinoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A small, hypoenhancing sellar mass is present in the left aspect of the sella. The mass abuts…

read more

Plasmacytoma

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Plasmacytoma

Fig. 40.1 Plasmacytoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted precontrast image. (b) Axial T1-weighted precontrast image. (c) Axial T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. There is an expansile, homogeneously enhancing mass replacing the entire clivus. The…

read more

Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma

Fig. 42.1 Gangliocytoma in the presence of a prolactinoma. This sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MR image shows a heterogeneously enhancing mass of the sellar region with sellar expansion (Adapted with permission…

read more

Empty Sella Syndrome

Mar 11, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Empty Sella Syndrome

Fig. 67.1 Empty sella syndrome. (a, b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MR images. The pituitary gland appears flattened, with increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) space above the gland. The optic chiasm is…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access