Flash information
- Observation
- A region shows less contrast enhancement.
- Limitation
- One image cannot establish hormone secretion.
Definition
The source identifies a pituitary adenoma.
Reading method
Locate the sella and arrowed lesion.
Morphological description
A region shows less contrast enhancement.
Interpretation and diagnostic limits
Acromegaly diagnosis also required hormonal findings.
Differential diagnoses
A pituitary lesion is not necessarily functioning.
Clinical correlation
Correlate examination, IGF-1 and pituitary tests.
Clinical impact
Assess possible visual impact.
Pitfalls
One image cannot establish hormone secretion.
Take-home message
Separate anatomical abnormality from hormonal function.
Sources
Documentary review: 2026-10-14
Media source & rights
- Author
- Guerreiro, Vanessa; Bernardes, Irene; Pereira, Josué; Silva, Roberto Pestana; Fernandes, Susana; Carvalho, Davide; Freitas, Paula
- Original source
- Guerreiro et al. · Figure 2 · CC BY 4.0
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Changes
- Complete figure retained; proportional resize and WebP conversion, no clinical alteration.
- Dimensions
- 685 × 505 px
- Check
- 2026-11-08
- Privacy and documentary decision
- IRM hypophysaire : aucun visage ni identifiant personnel lisible sur la figure inspectée. L’article original atteste un consentement écrit à la publication du cas et des images ; MICA ne détient pas le formulaire individuel.