Roentgen diagnosis of diseases of the head . roentgenogram the sella appeared shallow, owing to the en-trance being wider than normal. The floor of the sella was thin, thedorsum gone, the anterior clinoid processes were pointed. (See Fig. 69.) 190 ROENTGEN DIAGNOSIS OP DISEASES OF THE HEAD Several months after ihis examination a postmortem was held on thisease. There was found a cysl above the hypophysis. Case 2.—H. S., female, thirty-six years old. For the three years pre-vious to examination she had suffered from amenorrhea, obesity, and dis-turbances in sight. The roentgenogram revealed a s
Roentgen diagnosis of diseases of the head . roentgenogram the sella appeared shallow, owing to the en-trance being wider than normal. The floor of the sella was thin, thedorsum gone, the anterior clinoid processes were pointed. (See Fig. 69.) 190 ROENTGEN DIAGNOSIS OP DISEASES OF THE HEAD Several months after ihis examination a postmortem was held on thisease. There was found a cysl above the hypophysis. Case 2.—H. S., female, thirty-six years old. For the three years pre-vious to examination she had suffered from amenorrhea, obesity, and dis-turbances in sight. The roentgenogram revealed a shallow widening of the sella, a sharp-ened short dorsum and anterior elinoid processes. The operation, under-taken in the von Eiselsberg Clinic, determined the existence of a sarcomaof the hypophysis. Cases with Moderate Erosion of the Sella Case 1.—M., male, thirty-six years old. The symptoms present wereheadache, facial paresis, optic atrophy, loss of sexual desire and was pale, and suffered from a slight degree of //f Fig. 69.—Sketch of the sella of Case 1, page 189. The lettering is the same as in other sketches. The roentgenogram showed the sella to be widened and deepened. Itsfloor had a double contour, the dorsum was gone except for an insig-nificant portion, and the anterior elinoid processes were sharpened. (SeeFig. 70.) At the operation, performed according to the Schloffer method, inthe von Eiselsberg Clinic, small portions of a soft tumor were size of the hands and the adipose tissues in general decreased soonafter the operation. (Wiener Idinische Wochenschrift, 1909, pp. 287 and1771.) Case 2.—P., male, thirty-six years old. Infantile roentgenogram revealed a shallow erosion of the sella turcica. Thedorsum and the anterior elinoid processes were gone. CASE 3.—Pr., male, thirty-four years old. Infantilism. Optic nerveatrophy. The roentgenogram showed a shallow widened sella. Its dorsum was INTRACRANIAL DISEASES 1
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