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Pituitary Adenomas with Suprasellar Extension

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Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland

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Since the old category of “chromophobe” adenomas has been abandoned, prolactinomas appear to be the most frequent adenomas with extrasellar extension. Nonsecretory or nonfunctional adenomas are seen less commonly.

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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). Pituitary Adenomas with Suprasellar Extension. In: Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70375-1_4

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