title: Empty sella syndrome associated with partial hypopituitarism (visualized on MRI scan).
abstract: The empty sella syndrome has become a rather frequent finding in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning. The usual presentation of empty sella syndrome involves an incidental finding on a computed tomography scan or an MRI scan. It is unusual to find empty sella syndrome associated with hypopituitarism. The authors describe such an unusual finding in a 54-year-old nulliparous woman.
authors.affiliation: Osteopathic Medical Center of Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Serpico
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology*