KROK 1 2010 – Question 140 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
Roentgenological examination of skull base bones revealed enlargement of sellar cavity, thinning of anterior clinoid processes, destruction of different parts of sella turcica. Such bone destruction might be caused by a tumour of the following endocrinous gland:
- A. Thymus gland
- B. Epiphysis
- C. Hypophysis
- D. Adrenal glands
- E. Thyroid gland
Hint
Think about which endocrine organ lies in the bony cavity described and would erode its walls when enlarged by a tumour.
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