Large suprasellar aneurysms imitating pituitary tumour.
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Large suprasellar aneurysms imitating pituitary tumour.
Two patients had large (20--30 mm) suprasellar aneurysms with clinical findings resembling an expanding pituitary tumour. One aneurysm was giant (30 mm). Its delayed diagnosis for six years led to severe chiasmal compression. The other aneurysm was compressing the optic nerve. Visual improvement resulted after surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.41.1.83