The pituitary gland is protected and housed by the sella turcica or bony structure that does not leave much room for any expansion. The hypothalamus, the part of the brain that sits just above the ...

The pituitary gland, also known as the hypophysis, lies immediately beneath the hypothalamus, resting in a depression of the base of the skull called the pituitary fossa, also called the Turkish ...

MRI of the sella turcica showed a pituitary macroadenoma (diameter 3.5 cm) with suprasellar extension and optic chiasma compression causing bitemporal emianopsia. To exclude the association of a ...