ArticleVeterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association2026
Defining Variations in the Size of Normal Pituitary Glands and Pituitary Macrotumors Based on Canine Skull Morphology.
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- Defining Variations in the Size of Normal Pituitary Glands and Pituitary Macrotumors Based on Canine Skull Morphology.Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association · 2026Article
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Computed tomography (CT) is a common imaging modality used to evaluate for a pituitary macrotumor in dogs. However, a standard definition of a pituitary macrotumor based on imaging characteristics has not yet been established. The human definition of a pituitary mass that measures >1 cm in diameter has previously been adopted for dogs but fails to account for variability in size, breed, and skull conformation. We hypothesized that normal pituitary gland size and macrotumor size vary by skull morphology. We also hypothesized that canine pituitary macrotumors may be smaller than 1 cm. In this retrospective, case-control analytical study, contrast CT scans from 89 dogs with imaging-diagnosed pituitary macrotumors and 89 dogs with normal pituitary glands were compared. The height, length, width, and volume of the pituitary gland, sella turcica, and brain were measured along with the brain area at the level of the pituitary gland. Of the pituitary macrotumors, 21.3% (19/89) were smaller than 1 cm in height. Data support that a pituitary gland height >0.60 cm or a pituitary volume of 0.17 cm
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