Open AccessA survey of pituitary incidentaloma in Japan
Author(s) -
N Sanno,
K. Oyama,
Shigeyuki Tahara,
Atsushi Teramoto,
Yuzuru Kato
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.0.1490123
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , pituitary adenoma , pituitary gland , adenoma , incidentaloma , optic chiasma , radiology , nuclear medicine , optic nerve , ophthalmology , hormone
The development of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has resulted in the discovery of unsuspected endocrinologically silent pituitary masses (pituitary incidentalomas). The aim of this study was to perform a national survey on pituitary incidentalomas in order to establish an appropriate approach to them.
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