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Pituitary Abscess

Known as: Abscess of pituitary 
An inflammatory or infectious process in the pituitary gland characterized by a circumscribed, walled collection of purulent material.
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2006
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2006
Abscess formation in Rathke's cleft cyst.
Sir, Abscess formation within a Rathke’s cleft cyst (RCC) is extremely rare and only 11 cases are reported in the literature. In… 
1998
1998
Abscess formation in invasive pituitary adenoma: case report.
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Pituitary abscess is rare, with few cases of secondary pituitary abscess reported. To our knowledge… 
1998
1998
Neuroimaging appearance of pituitary abscess complicated with close inflammatory lesions--case report.
A 13-year-old girl with a pituitary abscess complained of continuous headache and bitemporal hemianopsia after a common cold… 
1995
1995
[A case of pituitary abscess caused by infection of Rathke's cleft cyst].
Pituitary abscess is relatively rare. Only about 80 cases have been reported. Preexisting lesions in pituitary fossa, such as… 
1993
1993
[Pituitary abscess, treated by medication].
Pituitary abscesses are rare. The case reported here concerns a 28-year old African. Gradual development of diplopia over 6… 
1993
1993
Magnetic resonance characterization of a long-standing pituitary abscess
A 56-year-old male patient with panhypopituitarism is presented. Magnetic resonance (MR) examination of the pituitary region… 
1992
1992
MRI and CT in a case of pituitary abscess.
We report the case of a woman admitted for hypopituitarism of sudden onset, in whom conventional radiography, CT and MRT… 
1990
1990
Pituitary abscess-A case report.
Two hundred and five cases of pituitary lesion were treated in Tri-Service General Hospital up to March 1989. A case of pituitary… 
1986
1986
Recurrent sterile meningitis caused by a pituitary abscess.
The case of a 21 year old woman who presented with recurrent sterile meningitis and bitemporal hemianopia is described. Computed… 
1976
1976
Chiasmal syndrome due to intrasellar abscess.
A 43-year-old woman had diabetes insipidus and amenorrhea. There was panhypopituitarism on endocrine testing and visual field… 
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