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We describe a rare pituitary cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient, with radiological features similar to those of a pituitary macroadenoma. Although unusual, it should be added to the list of differential diagnosis of pituitary masses. Contrast enhancement of adjacent meninges differentiated the lesion from an adenoma.
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Yu, Y.Q., Jiang, X.X. & Gao, Y.J. MRI of a pituitary cryptococcoma simulating an adenoma. Neuroradiology 37, 449–450 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600089
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