Pituitary adenoma differential diagnosis

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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]

Differential Diagnosis

Pituitary adenoma should be differentiated from other diseases such as:

• Rathke cleft cyst
• Craniopharyngioma
• Germ cell tumor
• Meningioma
• Arachnoid cyst
• Epidermoid of brain