Decrease of the sella turcia to normal size, a major sign of the effectiveness of pituitary tumour irradiation.
In this preliminary paper, the authors review 20 cases of pituitary tumours, with sella reduction to normal size, associated to the biological recuperation and social rehabilitation of most patients, after conventional radiation therapy given in high-dose courses. It is evaluated that sella reduction to normal size, whenever encountered, can be considered as the major anatomico-radiological sign of the effectiveness of different therapeutical methods applied in the case of secretory and non-secretory tumours.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010910:Pituitary Irradiation; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011859:Radiography; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*