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Pituitary Macroadenoma - Case 1

A 34 year-old woman developed amenorrhea and headaches. On examination, she was found to have a bitemporal hemianopsia.

 Note the Displacement of the Optic Chiasm   Show the Gadolinium Enhancement of the Pituitary Macroadenoma

MRI scan with Gadolinium (Sagittal on the left; coronal on the right). Note the large enhancing mass in the region of the sella which is growing up and displacing the optic chiasm and hypothalamus. Surgical resection demonstrated a large pituitary adenoma.

Revised 05/17/06.
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