The postoperative MRI revealed a normal optical chiasm and a downward tending of the infundibulum to the residual pituitary gland located inferiorly along the sella turcica (pituitary fossa) of ...

Background.A 29-year-old man was referred to a multidisciplinary pituitary clinic with a 3.5-year history of central diabetes insipidus, initially presumed to be idiopathic based on a normal MRI ...

The normal pituitary gland may be displaced in any direction or circumferentially around the cyst ... A pituitary MRI scan will be repeated in 6 to 12 months and, if unchanged, ...

Of those patients, 14 had ectopic posterior pituitary on their MRI — a 93% sensitivity. Of the 22 patients who had normal pituitary function, 20 had normal MRI findings — a specificity of 91% ...

Pituitary apoplexy, caused by infarction or hemorrhage within the pituitary gland, usually presents with headache, visual disturbance and decreased consciousness. The coincidence of these symptoms ...

SURGEONS have continually sought an operative approach to pituitary tumors and to the normal pituitary gland that would be maximally effective, safe and innocuous. We have examined in detail the ...

Pituitary Macroadenoma. (Left) T1-weighted sagittal MRI; ... By definition, pituitary macroadenomas are benign tumors of the pituitary gland that are greater than 10 mm in diameter. ... as the tumor ...

Notably, there were no signs of diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a normal-size pituitary gland within the sella with a visible lesion with radiological features of ...

Pituitary Macroadenoma. (Left) T1-weighted sagittal MRI; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium sagittal MRI. Note the large enhancing mass in the region of the sella that is growing up into and ...

Prolactin levels rise during pregnancy and postpartum. During pregnancy, prolactin causes your breasts to grow and produce mammary tissue in preparation for breastfeeding. When you breastfeed, it ...

Physicians at the Brigham and Women's Hospital have published results from a proof-of-concept study that used mass spectrometry in almost real-time to detect and delineate pituitary tumors from ...

The surgeon referred Jay for an MRI scan which revealed that he had a tumour on his pituitary gland: "The tumour was 3cm in diameter. It was very big -- probably bigger than the gland." ...