American Journal of Neuroradiology 23:368-370, March 2002
© 2002 American Society of Neuroradiology
Case Report
BRAIN
MR Imaging Characteristics of Amyloid Deposits in Pituitary Adenoma
a Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
b Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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SUMMARY: Although cases of pituitary adenomas containing amyloid deposits have been described in the literature, to our knowledge this is the first report to describe MR imaging characteristics of a pituitary adenoma containing almost entirely amyloid tissue.