title: Incidental finding of an enlarged sella turcica on a lateral cephalogram.
abstract: The lateral cephalogram is a film that is routinely used in orthodontics. Orthodontists should therefore be familiar with the normal radiographic appearance of the skull as seen on the lateral cephalogram. We present a case of an enlarged sella turcica that was discovered during routine orthodontic workup. Referral and further investigation led to a diagnosis of a prolactinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Friedland
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Meazzini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology