title: MR imaging characteristics of amyloid deposits in pituitary adenoma.
abstract: Although cases of pituitary adenomas containing amyloid deposits have been described in the literature, to our knowledge this is the first report to describe MR imaging characteristics of a pituitary adenoma containing almost entirely amyloid tissue.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10128, USA.
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lefton
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid