Neurocysticercosis of the Sellar Region

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Fig. 55.1 Racemose neurocysticercosis in the pituitary gland. (a) Sagittal MR section showing many cystic membranes without a scolex in grapelike clusters in the sellar and suprasellar regions, suggesting racemose…

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Cavernous Sinus Cavernous Hemangiomas

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Fig. 33.1 Cavernous sinus cavernous hemangioma. (a) Axial T2-weighted MRI showing a rounded, hyperintense lesion in the left parasellar region and cavernous sinus. (b) Axial T1-weighted MRI shows the same…

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Granular Cell Tumors

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Fig. 36.1 Granular cell tumor. (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. There is a hypoenhancing mass in…

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Pituicytomas and Sellar Ependymomas

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Fig. 35.1 Pituicytoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted precontrast image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. There is a hypoenhancing lesion in the right aspect of the sella, without suprasellar extension. Remodeling of…

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Thyrotroph (TSH) Adenomas

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Fig. 15.1 Thyrotroph (TSH) adenoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A cystic, enhancing mass is present in the superior anterior part of the sella. There…

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Hemangiopericytoma

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Fig. 29.1 Hemangiopericytoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. An enhancing mass is seen in the sellar and suprasellar region, arising from the region of the…

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Pituitary Carcinoma

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Fig. 19.1 Pituitary carcinoma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted pre-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (c) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (d) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. There is a large, heterogeneously enhancing…

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Gonadotroph Adenomas

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Fig. 16.1 Gonadotropin-secreting adenoma. Gonadotropin-secreting adenomas or gonadotroph cell adenomas are characteristically chromophobic tumors (a) with diverse histopathological arrangements. Tumors may have papillary arrangements (b), nested arrangements (c), and focal…

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