Kernspintomographische Diagnostik der Hypophyse und ihrer Nachbarstrukturen

Chromophobe Adenocarcinoma of the Pituitary Gland in a Ram

“…MRI is considered the method of choice to detect expansion of tumors into the suprasellar region and compression of structures adjacent to the pituitary gland. [22][23][24][25] In the sheep in this report, the expanding and infiltrating mass caused lesions in the optic chiasm and produced visual deficits. 14,15 The proprioceptive deficits and the tendency to circle to the left side likely were caused by compression by the growing neoplastic mass of thalamic centers involved in the processing of sensory information from the periphery and of motor impulses from the cerebrum.…”