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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Head CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of pituitary adenoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of pituitary adenoma include a large suprasellar mass that invade surrounding structures, calcification, and rarely hemorrhage.
Key CT Scan Findings in Pituitary Adenoma
Macroadenoma
- A large suprasellar mass that typically characterized by:[1][2]
- An attenuation similar to that of the brain (30-40 HU)
- Moderate contrast enhancement
- Invasion of the surrounding structures
- Calcification and hemorrhage are rarely seen.
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![Large hyperdense sellar mass extending into the suprasellar region and causing displacement of surrounding structures. [3]](/images/b/b7/Pituitary_adenoma.jpg)
Large hyperdense sellar mass extending into the suprasellar region and causing displacement of surrounding structures. [3]
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Large hyperdense sellar mass extending into the suprasellar region and causing displacement of surrounding structures. [3]
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There is a well defined round isodense lesion noted in the pituitary fossa, the lesion is widening the sella.http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia (http://radiopaedia.org/cases/pituitary-adenoma).
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There is a well defined round isodense lesion noted in the pituitary fossa, the lesion is widening the sella.http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia (http://radiopaedia.org/cases/pituitary-adenoma).
![Large hyperdense sellar mass extending into the suprasellar region and causing displacement of surrounding structures. [3]](/index.php/File:Pituitary_adenoma.jpg)
![Large hyperdense sellar mass extending into the suprasellar region and causing displacement of surrounding structures. [3]](/index.php/File:Pituitary_adenoma.1.jpg)
Microadenoma
- Historically, before the advent of MRI, the pituitary was imaged with CT scan.
- Although CT scan is able to detect up to 80-90% of microadenomas (5-10mm in size), it has less sensitivity to smaller adenomas (less than 5mm in size).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pituitary Macroadenoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-macroadenoma-1
- ↑ age courtesy of Dr Gagandeep Choudhary. http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia (http://radiopaedia.org/cases/pituitary-macroadenoma). http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Gagandeep Choudhary. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC