Robinson D B, Michaels R D
Department of Medicine, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.
Arch Intern Med. 1992 Sep;152(9):1920-3.
Recent studies suggest that the infarction of a pituitary adenoma may be a frequent cause of an empty sella turcica. However, to date, evidence of such progression has been largely speculative. We present the case of a patient with a pituitary macroadenoma that underwent spontaneous involution resulting in an empty sella, as documented by serial magnetic resonance imaging scans. A brief review of the proposed causes of primary empty sella, with emphasis on pituitary necrosis, is provided.
近期研究表明，垂体腺瘤梗死可能是空蝶鞍的常见病因。然而，迄今为止，这种进展的证据大多是推测性的。我们报告一例垂体大腺瘤患者，经系列磁共振成像扫描证实，该肿瘤发生自发性 involution ，导致空蝶鞍。本文简要回顾了原发性空蝶鞍的可能病因，重点讨论垂体坏死。 （注：involution 这个词在医学语境中不太好准确翻译，可根据上下文理解为某种萎缩、退化等意思，这里保留英文供参考）
