The snowman sign in a patient with pituitary tumor apoplexy

The snowman sign in a patient with pituitary tumor apoplexy

Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening complication that may result from hemorrhage or infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Neuroimaging may reveal a snowman-like or ‘figure of 8ʹ configuration as a result of bilateral indentation of the tumor by the sellar diaphragm.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Khulood Bukhari, Vandhna Sharma, Sonia Gupta, Abbas Motazedi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021-05-01
Series:	Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:	pituitary pituitary adenoma pituitary apoplexy
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1898086

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