Schwannomas of the Sellar and Parasellar Region

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Fig. 30.1 Schwannoma of the trigeminal nerve. Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MR image. A large enhancing mass is centered in the left parasellar region Fig. 30.2 Trigeminal schwannoma. (a) Axial T1-weighted…

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Pituitary Apoplexy

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Fig. 17.1 Pituitary apoplexy. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted pre-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted pre-gadolinium image. (c) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (d) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. Within the sella, there is an…

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Sellar Tuberculosis

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Fig. 54.1 Sellar tuberculoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. A heterogeneously enhancing mass of the sella and suprasellar region is visualized. A patchy area of…

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Inflammatory Hypophysitis

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Fig. 57.1 Lymphocytic hypophysitis. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MR image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. Nodular thickening involves the superior pituitary stalk. The pituitary gland appears normal in size Fig….

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Fibrosarcoma of the Sellar Region

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Fig. 48.1 Fibrosarcoma. Sagittal noncontrast MRI of the pituitary (arrows) shows a spontaneously sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma extending superiorly to the optic chiasm (Adapted with permission from Massier et al. [11].)…

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Optic Pathway (Opticochiasmatic) and Hypothalamic Gliomas

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Fig. 34.1 Optic glioma. (a) Axial T2-weighted image. (b) Coronal T2 inversion-recovery (IR) image. (c) Axial T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. The optic nerves are diffusely enlarged bilaterally, with enhancement extending to…

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Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma

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Fig. 46.1 Sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Coronal MRI shows an invasive mass (arrow) arising from the left middle turbinate, with extension to the ethmoid sinus, maxillary sinus, and floor of the orbit…

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Colloid Cysts of the Sellar Region

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Fig. 27.1 Colloid cyst. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A lobular cyst with a thin rim of enhancement is centered in the sella, with suprasellar…

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