Mri scan of pituitary
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This is a copy of the MRI Scan results which i was sent. Can anyone tell me what some/all what this means?
Findings: There is a very unusual anomaly affecting the left paraterminal gyrus and subcallosal area. These are enlarged and project down towards the left side of the optic chiasm. The medial portion of the anterior perforated substance is also affected. The sella is large and substantially empty. The remainder of the brain is normal.
I would say that you DO have a pituitary disorder and the reading of the film should be sent on to a surgeon - radiologists have limitations especially if they don't do pituitary films daily.
BTW a thickened pituitary on one side often means there is a small tumor and that can be enough to mean there is a lesion there. CT is not good enough to tell what it is.
There are new MRI-safe pacemakers coming out so that should be a consideration when you have to get an update to your battery.
t too big. Most people with a 6 mm pituitary adenoma would have a tumor half the size of their pituitary, if a pea was the normal size......
As you can see, I am still trying to wrap my brain around how the medical community could come up with this idea that the size of the adenoma dictates whether or not someone has symptoms. Just my own way of getting a visual of things.
Diagnosis is made through blood testing, medical history, symptom charting, and an MRI scan or CT scan of the brain. Once an enlarged gland is discovered, the search for a cause and treatment begins.
Treating an enlarged pituitary gland involves treating the cause. If there is a tumor in the gland, surgical removal of the tumor or radiation treatments are in order. If there is bleeding into the gland, the cause of bleeding is located and the bleeding is stopped.
This is my first post here. A few weeks ago I had a CAT scan done and my doctor told me they found a pituitary microadenoma 4X4X6 mm. I just got a copy of the results and it says "possible microadenoma 4X4x6". I'm just confused why they put possible on the repost, is that to cover a mistake? I also have the disc & the doctor showed me the tumor. Plus all of my symptoms that I'm having are no doubt related to the tumor.
The campimetry showed that the lession affected half of visual area of the right eye but the ct scan didnt show anything wrong.Now I'm 23 and my doctor asked all those tests again the campimetry and ct scan showed the same results but the doctor said that my photomotor reflex was a bit affect this time and it was not affected before.I went to 2 doctors, one told i have nothing to worry about another one just told me to go back there every 6 months but he didn't aynthing else.
ve had a brain MRI (no pituitary MRI though) with contrast, spine MRI without contrast, chest x-ray, chest CT scan without contrast, full eye exam, and a CT scan of my abdomen without contrast. The only findings aside from the secondary polycythemia so far have been: high triglycerides (once, most recent), slightly high WBC (once, most recent). My thyroid was in the normal range (albeit low-normal). Could a pituitary tumor cause this? What could be the culprit?
I participated in a study a few months ago which involved me having an MRI scan (I did this study purely out of interest to receive the scan image and to help out people who need volunteers). I recently received a letter from someone who reviewed all the scans saying that I have a slight prominence of the pituitary gland. In the letter the gentleman says that the prominence is "very uncertain" but that he could refer me to one of his colleagues if I wanted to do anything further (i.
Have both of you been checked for brain tumors/growths and if none found with a general brain scan, have they made sure both of you don't have a pituitary tumor, which often cannot be seen on the general scan, and therefore, one should have a dynamic pituitary MRI to look for? When pituitary or pituitary/hypothalamic tumors press on the optic nerve they can cause visual problems.
Hi, I fully understand your frustration in not getting a diagnosis. I'm going through the same situation myself. I'm pretty sure that an MRI is more accurate then a ct scan for picking up pituitary tumors, but maybe look it up online to confirm it, as I'm not qualified to give advice about the different tests.
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