Published October 1984
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Journal article
Fat deposition in the cavernous sinus in Cushing disease
- 1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Description
Fat density in the cavernous sinus on computed tomography (CT) is described in 6 out of 16 (37.5%) patients with Cushing disease. This finding may aid in making a specific diagnosis in patients with a pituitary mass. It was not seen in 30 random CT studies of the sella; however, supra seller fat was incidentally noted in the patient with acromegaly
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 153
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Radiology.
- Journal Page Range
- 135-136
- ISSN
- 0033-8419
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16034560
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION; BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PATIENTS; PITUITARY GLAND
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; TISSUES; TOMOGRAPHY