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Comment
. 2022 Jan:157:252-253.
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.023.

Letter to the Editor Regarding "Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Pituitary Apoplexy: A Single-Center Case Series and Review of the Literature"

Kenneth A Winter  1 , Michael W Kortz  2 , Rafael Martinez-Perez  3 , Nicholas P Derrico  1 , James M Shiflett  1 , Gustavo D Luzardo  1 , Marcus A Zachariah  4
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Letter to the Editor Regarding "Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Pituitary Apoplexy: A Single-Center Case Series and Review of the Literature"

Kenneth A Winter et al. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jan.
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Figure 1
Imaging studies for patient 1. Preoperative axial (A) and coronal (B) T1-weighted contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrating a 4.3-cm sellar mass with suprasellar extension compressing the optic chiasm. There is minimal enhancement along the superior aspect of the mass. Preoperative axial (C) susceptibility weighted imaging and sagittal (D) T1 noncontrast enhanced MRI further display the superior extension of the sellar mass.
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