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Incidentally Discovered Sellar Masses


Authors: M. Kršek;  V. Weiss
Authors‘ workplace: III. interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2003; : 14-18
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Overview

The technologic advancement of imaging techniques especially computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance(MRI) is associated with an increasing number of incidentally discovered sellar masses. The endocrinologists arefacing the problem to distinguish between benign and clinically often insignificant non-functioning pituitaryadenomas (pituitary incidentalomas) and other pituitary or sellar and parasellarmasses,which require further therapy.This paper gives an overview about different types of pituitary or sellar and parasellar masses, their aetiology andbasic symptoms arising from either endocrine disturbances or as a result of mass effect of an enlarging tissue. Further,the paper shortly characterises most common pituitary and non-pituitary sellar masses that are necessary todistinguish. Finally, the basic diagnostic approach to the patients with sellar and parasellar masses is described.

Key words:
pituitary gland, incidentaloma, tumour, diagnosis.

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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management
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