Abstract
Intrasellar paragangliomas are very rare lesions with only six previous cases described in the literature. We present a further case of intrasellar paraganglioma. The patient was a 52 yr-old man who developed two transient ischemic attacks. A CT scan showed an intra- and supra-sellar expanding lesion, which was regarded as a possible non-functioning pituitary macro-adenoma. Removal of the lesion was accomplished by transsphenoidal surgery. Histological examination was diagnostic of a paraganglioma. We review the literature and discuss pathological features and possible pathogenesis of sellar and parasellar paragangliomas, underlining the necessity to consider paraganglioma in the differential diagnosis of sellar lesions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1311-1314 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Acta Neurochirurgica |
Volume | 148 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Intrasellar neoplasm
- Paraganglioma
- Pituitary tumour
- Sella turcica
- Transsphenoidal surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Surgery