What is it about?
Sellar and supra sellar cystic peripheral enhancing lesions are usually craniopharyngiomas , pituitary tumors or cystic gliomas or rarely pyogenic abscess. Tubercular abscess is not conventional differential diagnosis.
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Why is it important?
In tubercular endemic regions or in immune compromised patients we should consider tubercular abscess as a differential diagnosis for pituitary region lesions.
Perspectives
This condition is very life threatening ,but early diagnosis, high index of suspicion , starting of anti tubercular medication brings about good results.
Dr Pamidimukkala Venkataramana
SevenHills Healthcare Ltd
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This page is a summary of: Primary pituitary tubercular abscess as a differential diagnosis for sellar suprasellar mass, British Journal of Neurosurgery, July 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1358355.
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