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Preoperative axial head computed tomography scan.
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A computed tomography scan showed a hyperdense, hemorrhagic mass measuring approximately 2.5 cm in diameter in the suprasellar region [Figure 1].
Preoperative axial head magnetic resonance T2 scan.
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A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging scan [Figure 2 and 3] better outlined the mass: it affected both the pituitary stalk and the hypothalamus while reaching cranially the left Monro foramen and compressing the optic nerves and chiasm, a clear signal of an ongoing edema.
Preoperative axial head magnetic resonance FLAIR scan.
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A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging scan [Figure 2 and 3] better outlined the mass: it affected both the pituitary stalk and the hypothalamus while reaching cranially the left Monro foramen and compressing the optic nerves and chiasm, a clear signal of an ongoing edema.
Postoperative coronal head magnetic resonance T1 scan.
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Postoperative MR scan is showed in Figure 4 and 5.
Postoperative coronal head magnetic resonance T1 scan after constrast enhancement.
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Postoperative MR scan is showed in Figure 4 and 5.