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Microadenomas and hypersecreting pituitary adenomas: radiographic aspects

The early radiographic changes of the sella turcica in the cases of hypersecreting pituitary adenomas (Cushing disease, acromegaly, amenorrhea-galac- torrhea) are reported and discussed. The finding of the double contour of the sellar floor and the small crescentic bulging of its antero-inferior wall, with the aid of the tomographic cuts of the sella, has permited the diagnosis of the microadenoma's localization. With this it is possible the achievement of a seletive excision of the lesion in the initial stage, when the tumor has not caused yet irreversible damage to the inside normal pituitary tissue. This surgery is perfomed in the precocious stage with the primary goal to preserve the normal gland, without hurt it to avoid postoperative hipopituitarism. A anatomo-radiologic classification of the alterations sella turcica in 4 grades is made, which is of great utility for the surgical prognostic, since we have observed clinical and biological cure over 90% in the grade 1, 75% in the grade 2, 50% in the grade 3 and up to 10% in the grade 4 in the first surgery.


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