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Pituitary abscess demonstrated in axial views (A) T1W, (B) T2W and (C) T1W images after administration of gadolinium as well as on sagittal view in (D) T1W after injection of gadolinium. The white arrow indicates the lesion. E and F represent sagittal sections of the pituitary after contrast administration 2 and 6 months after surgery, respectively. One can observe the empty sella turcica and the decompressed stalk (black arrows).
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The lesion had slightly hypointense and hyperintense signals in T1W and T2W images, respectively (Fig. 1A and B). T1W images (Fig. 1C and D). In addition, the stalk was visualized and was slightly deviated to the right (Fig. 1E). Six months re-evaluation was compatible with a completely normal anterior pituitary function (Table 1) and unchanged MRI appearances (Fig. 1F).