Pituitary region masses (most common)

Last revised by Ian Bickle ◉ on 19 Jan 2021

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Citation:

Rezaee A, Bickle I, Knipe H, et al. Pituitary region masses (most common). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-36482

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-36482

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/36482

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36482

Article created:

24 Apr 2015, Amir Rezaee

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At the time the article was created Amir Rezaee had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

19 Jan 2021, Ian Bickle ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

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Gamuts

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pituitary

The five most common masses in the pituitary region are:

Craniopharyngioma and suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma are common in children, and pituitary macroadenoma, meningioma, aneurysm are mostly seen in adults and are exceedingly rare in children.