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In this report, we present two additional cases with unique features to promote awareness and prompt surgical intervention.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Case Presentations\u2003A 42-year-old male presented with headache, photophobia, subjective fever, dizziness, imbalance, nausea, and vomiting. A pituitary hormone panel confirmed hypothyroidism and suggested central hypogonadism and secondary adrenal insufficiency. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a large sellar mass measuring 2.5\u2009cm\u2009\u00d7\u20091.8\u2009cm\u2009\u00d7\u20091.6\u2009cm (CC\u2009\u00d7\u2009XT\u2009\u00d7\u2009AP). A 76-year-old woman presented with several months of headaches and unsteady gait in the setting of a known previously asymptomatic sellar lesion, measuring 1.8\u2009cm\u2009\u00d7\u20091.2\u2009cm\u2009\u00d7\u20091.5\u2009cm (XT\u2009\u00d7\u2009CC\u2009\u00d7\u2009AP). Repeat MRI demonstrated possible hemorrhage within the lesion. In both cases, a preliminary diagnosis of pituitary macroadenoma was made, but transsphenoidal surgery revealed an encapsulated abscess; cultures obtained from the abscesses stained for gram-positive bacteria.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Pituitary abscess is a rare, potentially life-threatening disorder that may be easily mistaken for other sellar lesions. In this review, we contribute two additional cases of pituitary abscesses to increase awareness and emphasize the importance of proper diagnosis and management.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2297-3909","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,1]],"date-time":"2024-04-01T22:44:17Z","timestamp":1712011457000},"page":"e53-e58","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Primary Pituitary Abscess: Two Case Reports"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"Sayak R.","family":"Ghosh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1474-2553","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isabella L.","family":"Pecorari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4122-0061","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abigail","family":"Funari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexander J.","family":"Ledet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anne","family":"Lally","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alireza","family":"Karandish","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vijay","family":"Agarwal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]]},"reference":[{"issue":"01","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"165","DOI":"10.1186\/s13023-023-02788-1","article-title":"Pituitary abscess: a case report and systematic review of 488 cases","volume":"18","author":"F Stringer","year":"2023","journal-title":"Orphanet J Rare Dis"},{"issue":"02","key":"ref2","first-page":"99","article-title":"Primary pituitary abscess case series and a review of the literature","volume":"40","author":"B Cabuk","year":"2019","journal-title":"Neuroendocrinol Lett"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"79","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2265.2010.03890.x","article-title":"Diagnosis and management of pituitary abscess: experiences from 33 cases","volume":"74","author":"F Liu","year":"2011","journal-title":"Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)"},{"issue":"02","key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01967060","article-title":"Fungal infections in cancer patients: an international autopsy survey","volume":"11","author":"G Bodey","year":"1992","journal-title":"Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis"},{"issue":"05","key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"601","DOI":"10.3171\/jns.1977.46.5.0601","article-title":"Pituitary abscesses. 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