On the above radiograph of the skull in the lateral projection, the change in the size and destruction of the sella turcica is determined (black arrow). This X-ray picture allows one to suspect a pituitary adenoma, which itself is not visualized on an X-ray.
In order to understand these changes, it is necessary to compare this image with a normal radiograph (see. below). Normally, the Turkish saddle (bone pocket in the cranial cavity) has a peculiar shape, for which it received its name (inside the black circle).
Normally, the pituitary gland is located within the Turkish saddle of a person and measures 8-10 cm by 5-6 cm in height. Its mass usually does not exceed 0.65 g. Despite its small size, this appendage plays a huge role in neurohumoral regulation, control over the level of various hormones in the human body.
A pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor from the cells of this organ, it can be hormone-producing with a vivid clinical picture and hormone-producing, that is, "quiet". One way or another, frequent symptoms of this pathology are the appearance of a headache with a tendency to increase in dynamics, visual impairment (loss of fields, blindness, the appearance of colored or white spots, etc.), neurological symptomatology.
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On the above radiograph of the skull in the lateral projection, the change in the size and destruction of the sella turcica is determined (black arrow). This X-ray picture allows one to suspect a pituitary adenoma, which itself is not visualized on an X-ray.
In order to understand these changes, it is necessary to compare this image with a normal radiograph (see. below). Normally, the Turkish saddle (bone pocket in the cranial cavity) has a peculiar shape, for which it received its name (inside the black circle).
Normally, the pituitary gland is located within the Turkish saddle of a person and measures 8-10 cm by 5-6 cm in height. Its mass usually does not exceed 0.65 g. Despite its small size, this appendage plays a huge role in neurohumoral regulation, control over the level of various hormones in the human body.
A pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor from the cells of this organ, it can be hormone-producing with a vivid clinical picture and hormone-producing, that is, "quiet". One way or another, frequent symptoms of this pathology are the appearance of a headache with a tendency to increase in dynamics, visual impairment (loss of fields, blindness, the appearance of colored or white spots, etc.), neurological symptomatology.