Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회지)

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Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Pituitary Gland Mimicking a Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report

뇌하수체선종으로 오인한 뇌하수체 염증성거짓종양: 증례 보고

  • Kim, Da-Mi (Department of Radiology, Eulji University Hospital) ;
  • Yu, In-Kyu (Department of Radiology, Eulji University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Han-Kyu (Department of Neurosurgery, Eulji University Hospital) ;
  • Son, Hyun-Jin (Department of Pathology, Eulji University Hospital)
  • 김다미 (대전 을지대학병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 유인규 (대전 을지대학병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김한규 (대전 을지대학병원 신경외과) ;
  • 손현진 (대전 을지대학병원 병리과)
  • Published : 2011.04.01
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Abstract

A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with diplopia. The patient had a relatively well-defined pituitary mass with high cellularity as well as weaker enhancement on imaging modalities including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), than a typical pituitary adenoma. The distinction between a pseudotumor and an invasive neoplasm is very difficult before biopsy. In this case report, we discuss the characteristic imaging features of a fibrosing inflammatory pseudotumor of the pituitary gland.

38세 남자가 복시를 주소로 내원하였다. 이에 시행한 컴퓨터단층촬영과 자기공명영상과 같은 영상의학검사에서 비교적 경계가 좋고, 고세포성의 뇌하수체 종양이 발견되었고, 이 종양은 보통의 뇌하수체선종과 비교하여 조영 증강이 덜 되었다. 병리 조직을 얻기 전에는 염증성거짓종양과 침습성 뇌하수체종양사이의 감별은 매우 어려우므로 이번 증례보고에서 우리는 뇌하수체 섬유성 염증성거짓종양의 특징적 영상 소견에 대해 보고하고자 한다.

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