Mostly/purely cystic pituitary region masses
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Gaillard F, Bell D, Knipe H, et al. Mostly/purely cystic pituitary region masses. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-17450
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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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Synonyms:
- Cystic pituitary region mass
- Mostly cystic pituitary region masses
- Purely cystic pituitary region masses
- Mostly / purely cystic pituitary region mass
- Purely cystic pituitary region mass
- Mostly cystic pituitary region mass
- Cystic pituitary region masses
Mostly/purely cystic pituitary region masses have a short differential.
Differential diagnosis
- Rathke cleft cyst
- arachnoid cyst
- empty sella
- craniopharyngioma (adamantinomatous type): 90% have calcification
- epidermoid cyst
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pathology
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- meningioma
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- germinoma
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- dermoid (CNS) / epidermoid / intracranial teratoma
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- spindle cell oncocytomas
- pituitary metastases
- granular cell tumor of the pituitary (pituitary choristoma)
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- anterior circulation berry aneurysm
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