The occurrence of macroscopical pituitary calcifications in prolactinomas
Tóm tắt
Radiographs of the sella turcica from 73 hyperprolactinaemic women, were followed-up for 5 to 13 years. Six women (8%) were found to harbour granular calcific deposits in the anterior part of the sella turcica visible on the plain radiographs. In three women the calcification increased in size during follow-up. This was accompanied by signs of regression of other features of pituitary tumour on the radiographs in two women. Pituitary calcifications associated with hyperprolactinaemia seem to represent a benign and regressive process.
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