Cavernous sinus invasion by pituitary macroadenomas: neuroradiological, clinical and surgical correlation

The classical imaging gold-standard for this diagnosis is the presence of tumor lateral to the carotid artery. Seventeen patients with pituitary macroadenomas with intraoperative confirmation of cavernous sinus invasion were studied with MRI. Only 8 patients had tumor lateral to the carotid artery;...

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Main Authors: CUKIERT ARTHUR, ANDRIOLI MARIO, GOLDMAN JAYME, NERY MARCIA, SALGADO LUIS, KNOEPFELMACHER MIRTA, PIMENTEL FERNANDO, LIBERMAN BERNARDO
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1998-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1998000100017
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