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The snowman sign in a patient with pituitary tumor apoplexy
Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening complication that may result from hemorrhage or infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Neuroimaging may reveal a snowman-like or ‘figure of 8ʹ configuration as a result of bilateral indentation of the tumor by the sellar diaphragm.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8118409/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34234919 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1898086 |
| Sumario: | Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening complication that may result from hemorrhage or infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Neuroimaging may reveal a snowman-like or ‘figure of 8ʹ configuration as a result of bilateral indentation of the tumor by the sellar diaphragm. |
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