Metastatic Tumors to the Pituitary Gland

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Fig. 50.1 Metastasis from breast cancer. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MR image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. A large, heterogeneously enhancing mass is centered in the sella with suprasellar extension….

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Atypical Pituitary Adenomas

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Fig. 18.1 Atypical pituitary adenoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A large, heterogeneously enhancing sellar mass demonstrates suprasellar extension and encasement of the right cavernous…

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Cerebral Aneurysms with Intrasellar Extension

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Fig. 59.1 The progressive growth pattern of cavernous and clinoid segment internal carotid artery (ICA) (infradiaphragmatic) aneurysms (a–c)medially into the sella, causing compression of the pituitary gland (Courtesy of Dr….

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Meningoceles and Encephaloceles

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Fig. 66.1 Encephalocele. Sagittal T1-weighted MR image (a) and sagittal T2-weighted MR image (b) showing a basal encephalocele extending into the nasopharynx (From Chen et al. [10]; with permission) Fig….

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Granulomatous Conditions of the Sellar Region

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Fig. 56.1 Neurosarcoidosis. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted precontrast MR image. (b) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. (c) Axial T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. On (a) and (b), the pituitary stalk and gland are diffusely…

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Sellar Region Arachnoid Cysts

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Fig. 25.1 Arachnoid cyst. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A nonenhancing lesion is located in the sella with suprasellar extension. The signal intensity of the…

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Sellar Region Epidermoid and Dermoid Cysts

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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…

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