MR imaging characteristics of amyloid deposits in pituitary adenoma.
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.
Martin
Steven W
SW
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10128, USA.
Lefton
Daniel R
DR
Pinto
Richard S
RS
Rosenblum
Marc
M
Elowitz
Eric
E
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*
D000682:Amyloid