Pituitary Adenoma with Extensive Calcifications Mimicking Craniopharyngioma: A Case Report
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 7-10, 2001.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-23036
ABSTRACT
A 27 year old man presented with complaints of headache and visual disturbance, first noted six months earlier. Simple radiographs of skull sellar widening and calcification. Brain CT revealed a 3 X3 X4 cm-sized sellar suprasellar mass with heavy calcification. T1-weighted MR images showed that the signal intensity of the mass was slightly lower than that of the gray matter, while T2-weighted images showed heterogeneous high signal intensity with central low-signal-intensity foci, suggesting calcification After contrast infusion, enhancement was irregular. Surgery revealed a 4 X5 cm sized, well-demarcated, lobulated mass adhering to the meninges. Papillary-type pituitary adenoma was histologically confirmed. We report the CT and MR findings of atypical pituitary adenoma with extensive internal calcification mimicking craniopharyngioma.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pituitary Neoplasms
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Skull
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Brain
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Craniopharyngioma
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Headache
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Meninges
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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