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Intercavernous sinuses surround the pituitary gland and their form can be modified by small pituitary tumors. A preliminary report of the use of venography for the diagnosis of pituitary microadenomas is presented.
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Théron, J., Chevalier, D., Delvert, M. et al. Diagnosis of small and micro pituitary adenomas by intercavernous sinus venography. Neuroradiology 18, 23–30 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346207
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