Empty Sella Syndrome
A condition when the SELLA TURCICA is not filled with pituitary tissue. The pituitary gland is either compressed, atrophied, or removed. There are two types: (1) primary empty sella is due a defect in the sella diaphragm leading to arachnoid herniation into the sellar space; (2) secondary empty sella is associated with the removal or treatment of PITUITARY NEOPLASMS.
Year introduced: 1978
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Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.617.738.200, C19.700.320
MeSH Unique ID: D004652
Entry Terms:
- Empty Sella Syndromes
- Empty Sella Turcica
- Empty Sella Turcicas
- Sella Turcica, Empty
- Sella Turcicas, Empty
- Empty Sella Turcica Syndrome
- Empty Sella Syndrome, Primary
- Primary Empty Sella Syndrome
- Empty Sella Syndrome, Secondary
- Secondary Empty Sella Syndrome
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