A large number of cerebral neoplasms are rising in the pituitary region. Pituitary adenomas are the most frequent tumors of benign origin to rise in this area, and represent about 6,7% to 18% of all cerebral neoplasms. Due to its specific localisation and clinical presentation, this tumors need specific diagnostic and treatment procedures, depending on the character of tumoral process. Present study is based on evaluation of 17 cases of patients with pituitary tumors first diagnosed using CT scan. It shows that CT scan is still a valuable diagnostic procedure for this kind of pathology, being informative im primary detection of sellar region tumors.

Patologia hipofizei, în special, adenoamele hipofizare, rămâne a fi o problemă medico-socială majoră, care impune numeroase probleme de dagnostic şi tratament oportun, Tomografia computerizată este o metodă efectivă de diagnostic primar al adenoamelor, RMN rămânând o metodă de elecţie în planificarea abordurilor şi tacticii chirurgicale.