Magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of pituitary adenomas. Clinical observation

Abstract

The condition of the pituitary gland - the central gland of the endocrine system - is influenced by many factors. Despite the fact that the localization of the pituitary gland in the "individual" bone "case" (no anatomical formation in the human body is so mechanically protected) indicates the need to limit external influences on the state of the pituitary gland, the phenomenon of the "empty Turkish saddle" (PTS) is a frequent find in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of endocrinological and neurological patients. The diagnosis of PTS is often discussed in connection with the differential diagnosis of pituitary adenomas. Diagnosis of the pituitary adenoma in elderly patients has its own peculiarities: the symptoms of the pituitary adenoma are manifested against the background of a combination of somatic diseases. Hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiac and cerebral atherosclerosis complicate the differential diagnosis, complicate therapeutic measures.