Abstract
Tuberculosis of the pituitary gland is extremely uncommon and may masquerade as a
nonfunctional pituitary neoplasm. We describe imaging findings in three patients with
pituitary tuberculosis and review the pattern of involvement and importance of imaging
in its management. An accurate diagnosis was found to be important in these cases
as antituberculous chemotherapy was curative.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
May 30,
2000
Received:
December 1,
1999
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© 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
