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Pituitary prolactinoma mimicking tumor originating from the sphenoid sinus or clivus.
Radiat Med. 1996 Jul-Aug; 14(4):189-91.RM

Abstract

We report a case of a pituitary prolactinoma mimicking a sphenoid sinus or clival tumor. On magnetic resonance (MR) images, a soft tissue mass located inferior to the apparently normal pituitary gland, and occupied the posterior third of the sphenoid sinus and eroded the upper portion of the clivus. It had iso- to low intensity on the T1-weighted image, and slightly high intensity on the T2-weighted image. Careful observation revealed that the floor of the sella turcica was not identified and there was sulcus formation between the tumor and clivus, probably suggesting extraclival tumor, pituitary tumor. Transsphenoidal tumor resection and histopathological study revealed that it was a prolactinoma.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Masui T
Department of Radiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Takahashi M
No affiliation info available
Sugimura H
No affiliation info available
Isoda H
No affiliation info available
Mochizuki T
No affiliation info available
Kaneko M
No affiliation info available
Nishizawa S
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Cranial Fossa, PosteriorDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedParanasal Sinus NeoplasmsPituitary NeoplasmsProlactinomaSkull Base NeoplasmsSphenoid Sinus

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

8916261

Citation

Masui, T, et al. "Pituitary Prolactinoma Mimicking Tumor Originating From the Sphenoid Sinus or Clivus." Radiation Medicine, vol. 14, no. 4, 1996, pp. 189-91.
Masui T, Takahashi M, Sugimura H, et al. Pituitary prolactinoma mimicking tumor originating from the sphenoid sinus or clivus. Radiat Med. 1996;14(4):189-91.
Masui, T., Takahashi, M., Sugimura, H., Isoda, H., Mochizuki, T., Kaneko, M., & Nishizawa, S. (1996). Pituitary prolactinoma mimicking tumor originating from the sphenoid sinus or clivus. Radiation Medicine, 14(4), 189-91.
Masui T, et al. Pituitary Prolactinoma Mimicking Tumor Originating From the Sphenoid Sinus or Clivus. Radiat Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;14(4):189-91. PubMed PMID: 8916261.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Pituitary prolactinoma mimicking tumor originating from the sphenoid sinus or clivus. AU - Masui,T, AU - Takahashi,M, AU - Sugimura,H, AU - Isoda,H, AU - Mochizuki,T, AU - Kaneko,M, AU - Nishizawa,S, PY - 1996/7/1/pubmed PY - 1996/7/1/medline PY - 1996/7/1/entrez SP - 189 EP - 91 JF - Radiation medicine JO - Radiat Med VL - 14 IS - 4 N2 - We report a case of a pituitary prolactinoma mimicking a sphenoid sinus or clival tumor. On magnetic resonance (MR) images, a soft tissue mass located inferior to the apparently normal pituitary gland, and occupied the posterior third of the sphenoid sinus and eroded the upper portion of the clivus. It had iso- to low intensity on the T1-weighted image, and slightly high intensity on the T2-weighted image. Careful observation revealed that the floor of the sella turcica was not identified and there was sulcus formation between the tumor and clivus, probably suggesting extraclival tumor, pituitary tumor. Transsphenoidal tumor resection and histopathological study revealed that it was a prolactinoma. SN - 0288-2043 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/8916261/Pituitary_prolactinoma_mimicking_tumor_originating_from_the_sphenoid_sinus_or_clivus_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/mriscans.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -