Internal carotid artery dissection associated with pituitary apoplexy: MR findings

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1995 Jan-Feb;19(1):150-2. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199501000-00031.

Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy almost invariably occurs following hemorrhage into a pituitary neoplasm. We report a case in which pituitary apoplexy occurred in the setting of, and probably secondary to, dissection of the internal carotid artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Dissection / complications
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / complications
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Pituitary Apoplexy / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Apoplexy / etiology