RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pituicytoma: Diagnostic Features on Selective Carotid Angiography and MR Imaging
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1639
OP 1642
VO 27
IS 8
A1 W.N. Gibbs
A1 E.S. Monuki
A1 M.E. Linskey
A1 A.N. Hasso
YR 2006
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/8/1639.abstract
AB Summary We report a case of pituicytoma, a rare primary tumor of the neurohypophysis. A 64-year-old man presented with progressive visual complaints, bitemporal hemianopsia, and headache. Imaging studies revealed distinctive features of a mass lesion that thickened the pituitary stalk with a bilobed protrusion extending into the hypothalamus. Angiography demonstrated tumor vascular supply from the superior hypophyseal arteries representing the diencephalic branches of the internal carotid arteries. We discuss the imaging and pathology of this unusual tumor.