Giant aneurysm or pituitary macroadenoma: a diagnostical misconstrue.
We describe a case of a giant thrombosed intrasellar internal carotid artery aneurysm initially diagnosed as pituitary macroadenoma. The differentiating neuroimaging features were discussed.
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Radiology Department, Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya.
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Valarmathi
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Nazihah
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Adnan
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed