Pituitary abscess: Report of three cases
10.3760/cma.j.cn311282-20190613-00224
- VernacularTitle:垂体脓肿三例报道
- Author:
Xiaojuan DU
1
;
Wei LIN
;
Liangchun CAI
;
Nengying WANG
;
Junping WEN
;
Gang CHEN
Author Information
1. 福建医科大学省立临床医学院，福建省立医院内分泌科，福州 350001
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2020;36(4):337-341
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pituitary abscess is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease. Headache, visual disturbance, and hypopituitarism are the most common presenting symptoms of pituitary abscess. On magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), pituitary abscess may present as a round sellar cystic lesion, hypo- or isointense on T1 imaging and hyper- or isointense on T2 imaging with peripheral gadolinium enhancement. Diagnosis usually is made during surgical exploration when pus is found in a cystic lesion. The mainstay of treatment is transsphenoidal surgical resection in combination with antibiotic therapy, although a craniotomy approach is warranted in select conditions. Here we report 3 cases of pituitary abscess in our hospital and review the literatures.
