We have located links that may give you full text access.
The temporal association of sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening on MR imaging with pituitary apoplexy.
Turkish Neurosurgery 2012
AIM: Pituitary apoplexy is an infrequent but potentially devastating complication in patients with pituitary adenomas. Previous studies have cited an association between MR visualized sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening and apoplexy. However, uncertainties still remain on the significance and temporal association of this finding with pituitary apoplexy. We provide a clinical study that better delineates this temporal association and also provides histopathologic data for sinus thickening compared to control subjects.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We report on two patients who received serial MR scans leading to the diagnosis of pituitary apoplexy. Patient 1 demonstrated new sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening with the onset of apoplexy. Patient 2 had progressive thickening of sphenoid sinus mucosa from presentation to repeat scanning demonstrating apoplexy. Both patients underwent transsphenoidal resection of their pituitary adenomas with pathology demonstrating inflamed sphenoid sinus mucosa.
CONCLUSION: Sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening, as demonstrated on MRI, is temporally associated with pituitary apoplexy, likely as an acute and precedent finding.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We report on two patients who received serial MR scans leading to the diagnosis of pituitary apoplexy. Patient 1 demonstrated new sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening with the onset of apoplexy. Patient 2 had progressive thickening of sphenoid sinus mucosa from presentation to repeat scanning demonstrating apoplexy. Both patients underwent transsphenoidal resection of their pituitary adenomas with pathology demonstrating inflamed sphenoid sinus mucosa.
CONCLUSION: Sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening, as demonstrated on MRI, is temporally associated with pituitary apoplexy, likely as an acute and precedent finding.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Challenges in Septic Shock: From New Hemodynamics to Blood Purification Therapies.Journal of Personalized Medicine 2024 Februrary 4
Molecular Targets of Novel Therapeutics for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A New Era of Nephroprotection.International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 April 4
Perioperative echocardiographic strain analysis: what anesthesiologists should know.Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2024 April 11
The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of endocarditis.European Heart Journal 2024 April 18
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app