Analysis of MR findings of misdiagnosed cases with pituitary macroadenoma / 实用放射学杂志
Journal of Practical Radiology
; (12): 1420-1423, 2015.
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Objective To investigate MR findings and analyze the misdiagnosed cases of pituitary macroadenoma.Methods MR features of 1 90 patients of pituitary macroadenoma confirmed by operation and pathology were reviewed.Results 1 6 cases were mis-diagnosed as craniopharyngioma,chordoma,or meningioma.Among the sixteen cases,eight cases with cyst degeneration and hemor-rhage were misdiagnosed as craniopharyngioma;five cases with clival and sphenoid sinus destruction were misdiagnosed as chordo-mas;three cases with suprasellar and anterior cranial fossa extension were misdiagnosed as meningiomas.Conclusion Craniophar-yngioma,chordoma and meningioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of atypical pituitary macroadenoma.The com-prehensive analysis should be based on a variety of signs.
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Zh
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Journal of Practical Radiology
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2015
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