The snowman sign in a patient with pituitary tumor apoplexy
oleh: Khulood Bukhari, Vandhna Sharma, Sonia Gupta, Abbas Motazedi
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2021-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening complication that may result from hemorrhage or infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Neuroimaging may reveal a snowman-like or ‘figure of 8ʹ configuration as a result of bilateral indentation of the tumor by the sellar diaphragm.