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. 1998 Feb;19(2):287-9.

Lack of normal MR enhancement of the pituitary gland: findings in three siblings with combined pituitary hormone deficiency.

S Falcone 1, J Sanchez 1, R M Quencer 1
PMCID: PMC8338186  PMID: 9504480

Abstract

We present the MR appearance of the sella turcica in three sibling dwarfs with combined pituitary hormone deficiency in which MR images revealed a peripheral curvilinear band of enhancement about the pituitary gland in all three patients, a normal-size pituitary gland in two siblings, a mildly enlarged pituitary gland in one sibling, and a thin infundibulum and a normal posterior pituitary bright spot in all three siblings. Possible antecedents include an abnormal vascular supply, pituitary gland replacement by a nonfunctioning adenoma, a proteinaceous cyst, or a hamartoma.

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