MR findings in three pituitary abscesses. Case reports

N Kashiwagi; N Fujita; N Hirabuki; H Tanaka; T Sato; M Sato; H Nakamura

doi:10.1080/02841859809172213

MR findings in three pituitary abscesses. Case reports

Acta Radiol. 1998 Sep;39(5):490-3. doi: 10.1080/02841859809172213.

Authors

N Kashiwagi¹, N Fujita, N Hirabuki, H Tanaka, T Sato, M Sato, H Nakamura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki-city Hyogo, Japan.

PMID: 9755696
DOI: 10.1080/02841859809172213

Abstract

We present MR findings in 3 surgically proved cases of pituitary abscess. All lesions were seen as a sellar cystic mass with a thin rim of enhancement. In addition, the pituitary stalk was thickened in 2 cases in which central diabetes insipidus developed. These findings may be suggestive of pituitary abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
Brain Abscess / surgery
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Middle Aged
Pituitary Diseases / diagnosis*
Pituitary Diseases / surgery
Pituitary Gland / pathology*
Pituitary Gland / surgery