The pituitary fossa in Cushing's syndrome. A retrospective analysis of 93 patients.
A  retrospective analysis of the pituitary fossa in 93 patients with Cushing's syndrome is presented. Radiological evidence of a pituitary tumour was found in 20 of 86 patients with pituitary-dependent disease (23%). In 11 of the 20 patients, the diagnosis depended on analysis of lateral tomograms. None of the seven patients with disease which was not pituitary-dependent had evidence of an abnormal sella. One of 20 controls without known endocrine disease had an abnormal sella.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray