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MRI Showed Empty Sella. Can Exposure To Agent Orange Cause This?
my husband is an veteran who has had agent orange cancer . he is now having problems with his heart (slowing to 52 beats and rare premature artieal contractions). He gets dizzy, has tinkling and numbness in his legs and feels like he is going to pass out. He is also having headaches . A MRI showed he has empty sella. What is that? can agent orange cause this?
Thu, 25 Jul 2013
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Empty sella is a condition in which pituitary gland which is normally present inside sella tursica is either absent or flattened to such a extent that it is not visible even in MRI.
Cause may be anatomical compression due to raised pressure in sell tursica or secondarily it is destroyed by trauma ,radiations ,surgery etc.
hope you have understand the term.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to HCM
Empty sella is a condition in which pituitary gland which is normally present inside sella tursica is either absent or flattened to such a extent that it is not visible even in MRI.
Cause may be anatomical compression due to raised pressure in sell tursica or secondarily it is destroyed by trauma ,radiations ,surgery etc.
hope you have understand the term.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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