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Parasellar Pathology

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The changes produced in the sella turcica by parasellar lesions are variable. Those lesions closest to the sella turcica bring about the greatest bony changes. These changes are unilateral, and frontal projections are essential to show the asymmetry.

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Bonneville, J.F., Dietemann, J.L. (1981). Parasellar Pathology. In: Radiology of The Sella Turcica. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67786-1_9

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