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Parasellar Pathology

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Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland

Abstract

Lesions developed within the cavernous sinus frequently determine ocular palsies sometimes associated with involvement of the first and/or second branch of the fifth cranial nerve. If a laterally developed pituitary lesion may be responsible for such a cavernous sinus syndrome, on the other hand, a cavernous lesion (mainly an aneurysm of the internal carotid artery) may also extend towards the pituitary fossa and affect the pituitary gland.

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  1. Département de Neuroradiologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Besançon, F-25030, Besançon, France

    Professeur Jean-François Bonneville & Dr. Françoise Cattin

  2. Centre Hospitalier Régional, Service de Radiologie, Hospices Civils de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    Dr. Jean-Louis Dietemann

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Bonneville, JF., Cattin, F., Dietemann, JL. (1986). Parasellar Pathology. In: Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70375-1_17

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