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Yildiz AE, Oguz KK, Fitoz S. Suprasellar masses in children: Characteristic MR imaging features. J Neuroradiol 2016; 43:246-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Goldman MH, Gruber AT, Herman MA. Concurrent Panhypopituitarism and Hyperprolactinemia Due to a Giant Internal Carotid Aneurysm Revealed by Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal During Follow-Up Management of Thyroid Cancer. AACE Clin Case Rep 2016. [DOI: 10.4158/ep15782.cr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Faje A, Tritos NA, Swearingen B, Klibanski A. Neuroendocrine disorders: pituitary imaging. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2016; 136:873-885. [PMID: 27430447 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53486-6.00044-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Significant advances in pituitary imaging have taken place in the past several decades, including the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This imaging modality has vastly improved our ability to detect and characterize sellar masses and more accurately characterize the extent and spread of lesions in and around the sella. Intraoperative MRI may help improve the completeness of resection of sellar masses. Other imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance angiography, computed tomography (CT), and CT angiography, have an important role in specific cases. Interventional methods, including bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling, may establish the pituitary origin of corticotropin (ACTH) excess in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. Pituitary imaging should be obtained in patients with pituitary hormone excess, hypopituitarism, or mass effect in the sella. Despite rapid advances in pituitary imaging, there are several diagnostic challenges remaining. Future research may help improve the radiographic detection of small sellar lesions, such as ACTH-secreting adenomas causing Cushing's disease, accurately characterize the type and extent of sellar pathologies, and provide prognostic information regarding their growth potential.
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- Alexander Faje
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Hasan HA, Alam MK, Yusof A, Mizushima H, Kida A, Osuga N. Size and Morphology of Sella Turcica in Malay populations: A 3D CT Study. J HARD TISSUE BIOL 2016. [DOI: 10.2485/jhtb.25.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Haider Ali Hasan
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, School of Dental Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Babylon University College of Dentistry
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- Craniofacial Morphology Unit, School of Dental Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Matsumoto Dental University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Matsumoto Dental University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Matsumoto Dental University School of Dentistry
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Hung CH, Chang KH, Chen YL, Wu YM, Lai CL, Chang HS, Lyu RK, Wu YR, Chen CM, Huang CC, Chu CC, Chen CH, Ro LS. Clinical and radiological findings suggesting disorders other than tolosa-hunt syndrome among ophthalmoplegic patients: a retrospective analysis. Headache 2015; 55:252-64. [PMID: 25688645 DOI: 10.1111/head.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate clinical and radiological features of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) and examine their diagnostic value, and to propose clinical and radiological features that indicate other symptomatic painful ophthalmoplegias (SPOs) in order to distinguish them from THS. BACKGROUND Clinical presentations of THS are nonspecific and may overlap with many etiologies. Therefore, excluding other SPOs is essential for correct diagnosis. At the present time, the predictive value of the current International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) criteria is not well established, and specific imaging markers that can discriminate SPOs from THS are lacking. METHODS Patients referred with painful ophthalmoplegia over 12 years were recruited retrospectively and allocated into THS or SPO groups. Typical symptoms (episodic unilateral orbital pain preceding or developing with diplopia) and imaging of THS (inflammatory lesions in the cavernous sinus/orbit by magnetic resonance imaging) were proposed based on ICHD-3 beta criteria and previous literature. Atypical clinical and radiological features suggesting alternative diagnoses were also proposed to predict SPO. Initial presentations and imaging findings were registered and correlated with diagnostic outcomes. The predictive value of clinical and imaging findings was then evaluated. RESULTS Of the 61 referred cases, 25 were classified as THS and 36 as SPO. Of the SPO cases, 52.8% manifested typical THS symptoms at onset. Patients with SPOs were prone to have atypical symptoms (47.2%) and radiographical findings (82.1%) in comparison to those with THS (4.0% and 4.2%, respectively; both P < .001). Both typical symptoms and imaging findings predicted a diagnosis of THS with high sensitivity (95.8% and 100%, respectively) but low specificity (47.2% and 28.6%, respectively). High sensitivity (82.1%) and specificity (95.8%) were achieved using atypical imaging features to predict SPO. CONCLUSION A diagnosis of THS based strictly on clinical presentations or imaging results is not completely reliable. Identification of atypical imaging features may have a useful role in discriminating SPOs and thus avoid erroneous diagnoses of THS. Future studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to evaluate their validity in general population.
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- Chih-Hsien Hung
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiaokang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital; Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Park M, Lee SK, Choi J, Kim SH, Kim SH, Shin NY, Kim J, Ahn SS. Differentiation between Cystic Pituitary Adenomas and Rathke Cleft Cysts: A Diagnostic Model Using MRI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 36:1866-73. [PMID: 26251436 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cystic pituitary adenomas may mimic Rathke cleft cysts when there is no solid enhancing component found on MR imaging, and preoperative differentiation may enable a more appropriate selection of treatment strategies. We investigated the diagnostic potential of MR imaging features to differentiate cystic pituitary adenomas from Rathke cleft cysts and to develop a diagnostic model. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study included 54 patients with a cystic pituitary adenoma (40 women; mean age, 37.7 years) and 28 with a Rathke cleft cyst (18 women; mean age, 31.5 years) who underwent MR imaging followed by surgery. The following imaging features were assessed: the presence or absence of a fluid-fluid level, a hypointense rim on T2-weighted images, septation, an off-midline location, the presence or absence of an intracystic nodule, size change, and signal change. On the basis of the results of logistic regression analysis, a diagnostic tree model was developed to differentiate between cystic pituitary adenomas and Rathke cleft cysts. External validation was performed for an additional 16 patients with a cystic pituitary adenoma and 8 patients with a Rathke cleft cyst. RESULTS The presence of a fluid-fluid level, a hypointense rim on T2-weighted images, septation, and an off-midline location were more common with pituitary adenomas, whereas the presence of an intracystic nodule was more common with Rathke cleft cysts. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that cystic pituitary adenomas and Rathke cleft cysts can be distinguished on the basis of the presence of a fluid-fluid level, septation, an off-midline location, and the presence of an intracystic nodule (P = .006, .032, .001, and .023, respectively). Among 24 patients in the external validation population, 22 were classified correctly on the basis of the diagnostic tree model used in this study. CONCLUSIONS A systematic approach using this diagnostic tree model can be helpful in distinguishing cystic pituitary adenomas from Rathke cleft cysts.
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- M Park
- From the Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science (M.P., S.-K.L., J.K., S.S.A.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science (M.P., S.-K.L., J.K., S.S.A.)
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Medical Research Center (J.C.)
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- Departments of Neurosurgery (S.-H.K.)
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- Pathology (S.H.K.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology (N.-Y.S.), Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- From the Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science (M.P., S.-K.L., J.K., S.S.A.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science (M.P., S.-K.L., J.K., S.S.A.)
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Pascual JM, Prieto R, Mazzarello P. Sir Victor Horsley: pioneer craniopharyngioma surgeon. J Neurosurg 2015; 123:39-51. [DOI: 10.3171/2014.12.jns1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sir Victor Horsley (1857–1916) is considered to be the pioneer of pituitary surgery. He is known to have performed the first surgical operation on the pituitary gland in 1889, and in 1906 he stated that he had operated on 10 patients with pituitary tumors. He did not publish the details of these procedures nor did he provide evidence of the pathology of the pituitary lesions operated on. Four of the patients underwent surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square, London), and the records of those cases were recently retrieved and analyzed by members of the hospital staff. The remaining cases corresponded to private operations whose records were presumably kept in Horsley's personal notebooks, most of which have been lost.
In this paper, the authors have investigated the only scientific monograph providing a complete account of the pituitary surgeries that Horsley performed in his private practice, La Patologia Chirurgica dell'Ipofisi (Surgical Pathology of the Hypophysis), written in 1911 by Giovanni Verga, Italian assistant professor of anatomy at the University of Pavia. They have traced the life and work of this little-known physician who contributed to the preservation of Horsley's legacy in pituitary surgery. Within Verga's pituitary treatise, a full transcription of Horsley's notes is provided for 10 pituitary cases, including the patients' clinical symptoms, surgical techniques employed, intraoperative findings, and the outcome of surgery. The descriptions of the topographical and macroscopic features of two of the lesions correspond unmistakably to the features of craniopharyngiomas, one of the squamous-papillary type and one of the adamantinomatous type. The former lesion was found on necropsy after the patient's sudden death following a temporal osteoplastic craniectomy. Surgical removal of the lesion in the latter case, with the assumed nature of an adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, was successful. According to the evidence provided in Giovanni Verga's monograph, it can be claimed that Sir Victor Horsley was not only the pioneer of pituitary gland surgery but also the pioneer of craniopharyngioma surgery.
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- José M. Pascual
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, La Princesa University Hospital
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; and
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- 3Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences and History Museum, University of Pavia, Italy
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Lamos EM, Woodworth GF, Munir KM. Carotid artery aneurysm resulting in myxedema coma. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Alterations in pituitary gland volume in polycystic ovary syndrome: a structural magnetic resonance imaging study. Clin Imaging 2015; 39:449-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 09/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Alimohamadi M, Sanjari R, Mortazavi A, Shirani M, Moradi Tabriz H, Hadizadeh Kharazi H, Amirjamshidi A. Predictive value of diffusion-weighted MRI for tumor consistency and resection rate of nonfunctional pituitary macroadenomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2014; 156:2245-52; discussion 2252. [PMID: 25338532 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-014-2259-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS Firm tumor consistency is one of the most important factors that impede sufficient removal of pituitary macroademoas via a transsphenoidal approach. The utility of diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting the tumor consistency and successfulness of transsphenoidal resection was evaluated in this study. METHODS Thirty consecutive primary cases of nonfunctional pituitary macroadenomas were prospectively enrolled. Conventional and DW MRI were done for all the patients and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and the signal intensity of the solid tumor were determined. Intraoperative report of tumor consistency, the degree of fibrosis and percentage of collagen content were documented. The 8 weeks postoperative MRI was used for calculation of the tumor resection rate. RESULTS The tumor consistency was soft in 10 patients (33.3 %), intermediate in 14 patients (46.7 %) and hard in 6 patients (20 %). The mean collagen content percentage was 10, 23.5 and 66 % (p = 0.009) and the average resection rate was 75, 43 39 % in the three groups respectively (p = 0.001). The mean ADC value was not significantly correlated with the tumor consistency and resection rate. Tumors with isointense to hyperintense signal on DW MRI were more commonly removable by suction and had higher resection rates than those with hypointense signals (p = 0.019). For ADC values within the range of 600-740 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s, a residual volume larger than 20 % of the tumor was more likely. CONCLUSIONS DW MRI was useful to predict the tumor consistency, collagen content and the chance of removal of pituitary macroadenomas through endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, and is recommended in the preoperative patient evaluation.
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- Maysam Alimohamadi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran,
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Souza PVSD, Pinto WBVDR, Santos AJD. Not all sellar masses are macroadenomas: think also in metastasis. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2014; 72:906. [PMID: 25410465 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20140161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Mohammad FF, Hasan DI, Ammar MG. MR spectroscopy and diffusion MR imaging in characterization of common sellar and supra-sellar neoplastic lesions. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2014.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Jiang CZ, Lin QS, Wu XY, Wang CY, Kang DZ. Sellar solitary plasmacytoma progressing to multiple myeloma: a case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:e58. [PMID: 25192483 PMCID: PMC4616275 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sellar plasmacytoma is a rare cause of sellar lesions. Preoperative diagnosis remains a challenge. We present a 34-year-old Chinese woman with a 25-day history of headache and diplopia. A physical examination revealed incomplete left abducens nerve palsy. The initial diagnosis was invasive pituitary adenoma. The patient's condition deteriorated suddenly the day before the arranged operating date, with the hemoglobin level declining from 113 to 70 g/L. The operation was cancelled and further studies confirmed the diagnosis of sellar solitary plasmacytoma that progressed to multiple myeloma. After undergoing radiotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy, and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, complete remission was achieved on 4 years follow-up. We reviewed the pertinent literature and reached the following conclusions: sellar plasmacytomas with development of multiple myeloma on follow-up more likely happened in men than in women; and if the sellar plasmacytoma does not compress the cranial nerve, transsphenoidal resection should be cautious because the systemic treatment with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation may be more effective with little invasion.
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- Chang-Zhen Jiang
- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (C-ZJ, Q-SL, X-YW, C-YW, D-ZK)
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Pieper CC, Teismann IK, Konrad C, Heindel WL, Schiffbauer H. Changes of pituitary gland volume in Kennedy disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013; 34:2294-7. [PMID: 23744686 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Kennedy disease is a rare X-linked neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the first exon of the androgen-receptor gene. Apart from neurologic signs, this mutation can cause a partial androgen insensitivity syndrome with typical alterations of gonadotropic hormones produced by the pituitary gland. The aim of the present study was therefore to evaluate the impact of Kennedy disease on pituitary gland volume under the hypothesis that endocrinologic changes caused by partial androgen insensitivity may lead to morphologic changes (ie, hypertrophy) of the pituitary gland. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pituitary gland volume was measured in sagittal sections of 3D T1-weighted 3T-MR imaging data of 8 patients with genetically proven Kennedy disease and compared with 16 healthy age-matched control subjects by use of Multitracer by a blinded, experienced radiologist. The results were analyzed by a univariant ANOVA with total brain volume as a covariant. Furthermore, correlation and linear regression analyses were performed for pituitary volume, patient age, disease duration, and CAG repeat expansion length. Intraobserver reliability was evaluated by means of the Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS Pituitary volume was significantly larger in patients with Kennedy disease (636 [±90] mm(3)) than in healthy control subjects (534 [±91] mm(3)) (P = .041). There was no significant difference in total brain volume (P = .379). Control subjects showed a significant decrease in volume with age (r = -0.712, P = .002), whereas there was a trend to increasing gland volume in patients with Kennedy disease (r = 0.443, P = .272). Gland volume correlated with CAG repeat expansion length in patients (r = 0.630, P = .047). The correlation coefficient for intraobserver reliability was 0.94 (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Patients with Kennedy disease showed a significantly higher pituitary volume that correlated with the CAG repeat expansion length. This could reflect hypertrophy as the result of elevated gonadotropic hormone secretion caused by the androgen receptor mutation with partial androgen insensitivity.
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- C C Pieper
- Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Germany
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Gutierrez-Quintana R, Carrera I, Dobromylskyj M, Patterson-Kane J, Ortega M, Wessmann A. Pituitary Metastasis of Pancreatic Origin in a Dog Presenting with Acute-Onset Blindness. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2013; 49:403-6. [DOI: 10.5326/jaaha-ms-5926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pituitary metastases have rarely been recorded in dogs, and to date, none of those reported have been of pancreatic origin. MRI findings are available for only one of those cases. Herein the authors present an 11 yr old English springer spaniel diagnosed with pituitary metastasis of pancreatic origin with a 24 hr history of blindness and only a single lesion on MRI. Neurologic and ophthalmologic examinations localized the lesion to the optic nerves, optic tracts, or optic chiasm. MRI showed a single lesion characterized by a well-circumscribed pituitary mass with extrasellar extension, causing compression of the optic chiasm. Signal intensity was unusual as enhancement could not be appreciated after contrast administration. The dog was euthanized without further diagnostic tests. Histopathologic examination revealed a poorly differentiated exocrine pancreatic carcinoma with widespread metastasis involving the pituitary gland. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first such case reported in a dog. Pituitary metastases should be included as a differential diagnosis for dogs presenting with acute-onset blindness and for single brain masses affecting the pituitary gland.
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- Rodrigo Gutierrez-Quintana
- Small Animal Clinical Sciences (R.G-Q., M.O., A.W.) and Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation (M.D., J.P-K.), College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (I.C.)
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences (R.G-Q., M.O., A.W.) and Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation (M.D., J.P-K.), College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (I.C.)
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences (R.G-Q., M.O., A.W.) and Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation (M.D., J.P-K.), College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (I.C.)
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences (R.G-Q., M.O., A.W.) and Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation (M.D., J.P-K.), College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (I.C.)
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences (R.G-Q., M.O., A.W.) and Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation (M.D., J.P-K.), College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (I.C.)
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences (R.G-Q., M.O., A.W.) and Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation (M.D., J.P-K.), College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (I.C.)
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Diagnostic value of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in assessment of pituitary macroadenoma consistency. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2013.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fadzli F, Ramli N, Ramli NM. MRI of optic tract lesions: review and correlation with visual field defects. Clin Radiol 2013; 68:e538-51. [PMID: 23932674 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.05.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Visual field defects are a conglomerate of patterns of visual impairment derived from diseases affecting the optic nerve as it extends from the globe to the visual cortex. They are complex signs requiring perimetry or visual confrontation for delineation and are associated with diverse aetiologies. This review considers the chiasmatic and post-chiasmatic causes of visual disturbances, with an emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Newer MRI sequences are considered, such as diffusion-tensor imaging. MRI images are correlated with perimetric findings in order to demonstrate localization of lesions in the visual pathway. This may serve as a valuable reference tool to clinicians and radiologists in the early diagnostic process of differentiating causes of various visual field defects in daily practice.
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging, University Malaya Research Imaging Centre, Malaysia.
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Koutourousiou M, Gardner PA, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Tyler-Kabara EC, Wang EW, Snyderman CH. Endoscopic endonasal surgery for craniopharyngiomas: surgical outcome in 64 patients. J Neurosurg 2013; 119:1194-207. [PMID: 23909243 DOI: 10.3171/2013.6.jns122259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The proximity of craniopharyngiomas to vital neurovascular structures and their high recurrence rates make them one of the most challenging and controversial management dilemmas in neurosurgery. Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) has recently been introduced as a treatment option for both pediatric and adult craniopharyngiomas. The object of the present study was to present the results of EES and analyze outcome in both the pediatric and the adult age groups. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with craniopharyngioma who had undergone EES in the period from June 1999 to April 2011. RESULTS Sixty-four patients, 47 adults and 17 children, were eligible for this study. Forty-seven patients had presented with primary craniopharyngiomas and 17 with recurrent tumors. The mean age in the adult group was 51 years (range 28-82 years); in the pediatric group, 9 years (range 4-18 years). Overall, the gross-total resection rate was 37.5% (24 patients); near-total resection (> 95% of tumor removed) was 34.4% (22 patients); subtotal resection (≥ 80% of tumor removed) 21.9% (14 patients); and partial resection (< 80% of tumor removed) 6.2% (4 patients). In 9 patients, EES had been combined with radiation therapy (with radiosurgery in 6 cases) as the initial treatment. Among the 40 patients (62.5%) who had presented with pituitary insufficiency, pituitary function remained unchanged in 19 (47.5%), improved or normalized in 8 (20%), and worsened in 13 (32.5%). In the 24 patients who had presented with normal pituitary function, new pituitary deficit occurred in 14 (58.3%). Nineteen patients (29.7%) suffered from diabetes insipidus at presentation, and the condition developed in 21 patients (46.7%) after treatment. Forty-four patients (68.8%) had presented with impaired vision. In 38 (86.4%) of them, vision improved or even normalized after surgery; in 5, it remained unchanged; and in 1, it temporarily worsened. One patient without preoperative visual problems showed temporary visual deterioration after treatment. Permanent visual deterioration occurred in no one after surgery. The mean follow-up was 38 months (range 1-135 months). Tumor recurrence after EES was discovered in 22 patients (34.4%) and was treated with repeat surgery (6 patients), radiosurgery (1 patient), combined repeat surgery and radiation therapy (8 patients), interferon (1 patient), or observation (6 patients). Surgical complications included 15 cases (23.4%) with CSF leakage that was treated with surgical reexploration (13 patients) and/or lumbar drain placement (9 patients). This leak rate was decreased to 10.6% in recent years after the introduction of the vascularized nasoseptal flap. Five cases (7.8%) of meningitis were found and treated with antibiotics without further complications. Postoperative hydrocephalus occurred in 7 patients (12.7%) and was treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. Five patients experienced transient cranial nerve palsies. There was no operative mortality. CONCLUSIONS With the goal of gross-total or maximum possible safe resection, EES can be used for the treatment of every craniopharyngioma, regardless of its location, size, and extension (excluding purely intraventricular tumors), and can provide acceptable results comparable to those for traditional craniotomies. Endoscopic endonasal surgery is not limited to adults and actually shows higher resection rates in the pediatric population.
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Yang J, Zhao N, Zhang G, Zheng W. Clinical features of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma metastasizing to the pituitary glands. Oncol Lett 2013; 5:1643-1648. [PMID: 23760877 PMCID: PMC3678777 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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It is rare for systemic non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) to metastasize to the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. The present study describes two patients with NHL and diabetes insipidus (DI) and 17 patients from the literature in order to analyze the clinical features of patients with NHL metastasizing to the pituitary glands. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was observed to be the most common type of NHL involving the hypothalamus-pituitary axis. A total of 11 patients (57.9%) had been diagnosed with DI (post-pituitary involvement), five (26.3%) with anterior hypopituitarism and three (15.8%) with posterior and anterior hypopituitarism. Only two cases exhibited simultaneous endocrine and lymphoma manifestations; the majority of cases (68.4%) exhibited lymphoma manifestations first. To make an etiological diagnosis of NHL with metastases to the pituitary glands, it is necessary to find that NHL exists in other regions of patient’s body. Biopsy of the sellar may have significant meaning, but this examination may difficult to perform. Chemotherapy for NHL relieves pituitary impairment symptoms and improves the overall examination results. Additionally, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary gland has a certain differential diagnostic value as the T1- and T2-weighted imaging (WI) signals from patients with systemic NHL with pituitary involvement are low.
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- Junjie Yang
- Division of Hematology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R China
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Paleopathological findings in radiographs of ancient and modern Greek skulls. Skeletal Radiol 2012; 41:1605-11. [PMID: 22609968 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-012-1432-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The skull, when portrayed radiologically, can be a useful tool in detecting signs of systemic diseases and results of pathological growth mechanisms. The aim of this study was therefore to examine, compare, and classify findings in cranial configuration of pathological origin, in modern and ancient skulls. MATERIALS AND METHODS The material consists of 240 modern and 141 ancient dry skulls. Three radiographs for each skull (lateral, anteroposterior, basilar) provide enough evidence for differential diagnoses. RESULTS Cases of osteoporosis are among the interesting pathological findings. A prevalence of female modern skulls in those determined as osteoporotic skulls is noted. Special interest is placed on the area of the sella turcica and many variations, regarding the shape and texture, are recognized both in ancient and modern skulls. Malignancies and important causes of cranial destruction are identified in both skull collections. Diploid thickening and osteolytic areas appear commonly among ancient remains. Moreover, from the ancient skull collection, one case possibly recognizable as fibrous dysplasia is noted while another case with an unusual exostosis gives rise to many questions. CONCLUSIONS Interpreted with caution, the results of the present study, which can serve as an approach of paleopathology and paleoradiology, indicate similarity trends in cranial configuration of pathologic origin in modern and ancient people. Radiography and cephalometry were the main diagnostic tools used to gather evidence and are evaluated as a quite appropriate method to examine anthropological material and assess the internal structure of skeletal remains since they are non-destructive techniques.
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Wang SS, Zhang SM, Jing JJ. Stereoscopic virtual reality models for planning tumor resection in the sellar region. BMC Neurol 2012. [PMID: 23190528 PMCID: PMC3527196 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is difficult for neurosurgeons to perceive the complex three-dimensional anatomical relationships in the sellar region. METHODS To investigate the value of using a virtual reality system for planning resection of sellar region tumors. The study included 60 patients with sellar tumors. All patients underwent computed tomography angiography, MRI-T1W1, and contrast enhanced MRI-T1W1 image sequence scanning. The CT and MRI scanning data were collected and then imported into a Dextroscope imaging workstation, a virtual reality system that allows structures to be viewed stereoscopically. During preoperative assessment, typical images for each patient were chosen and printed out for use by the surgeons as references during surgery. RESULTS All sellar tumor models clearly displayed bone, the internal carotid artery, circle of Willis and its branches, the optic nerve and chiasm, ventricular system, tumor, brain, soft tissue and adjacent structures. Depending on the location of the tumors, we simulated the transmononasal sphenoid sinus approach, transpterional approach, and other approaches. Eleven surgeons who used virtual reality models completed a survey questionnaire. Nine of the participants said that the virtual reality images were superior to other images but that other images needed to be used in combination with the virtual reality images. CONCLUSIONS The three-dimensional virtual reality models were helpful for individualized planning of surgery in the sellar region. Virtual reality appears to be promising as a valuable tool for sellar region surgery in the future.
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- Shou-sen Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzhou General Hospital, Fujian Medical University, 156 Xihuanbei Road, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
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The widespread use of sensitive neuroradiological imaging studies (i.e. computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging) over the last years lead to the diagnosis of an increased number of asymptomatic pituitary lesions. The management of these so-called "pituitary incidentalomas" is still controversial, due to the limited data so far available on both the clinical relevance and the natural history of such incidentally discovered pituitary masses. Most pituitary incidentalomas are less than 1 cm in diameter (microincidentalomas) and are pituitary adenomas. Although these tumours are in general hormonally inactive, all the patients with incidentalomas should be screened for pituitary hypo- or hyper-function. Macroincidentalomas have greater growth potential and, when associated with hypopituitarism and/or visual disturbances, should be surgically removed. Conversely, incidentalomas not associated with hormonal alterations and dimensionally stable could be managed conservatively. This review will focus on the last data on the natural history and clinical management of pituitary incidentalomas.
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- Andrea Lania
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Milan, Endocrine Unit, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.
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Chin BM, Orlandi RR, Wiggins RH. Evaluation of the sellar and parasellar regions. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2012; 20:515-43. [PMID: 22877954 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2012.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The article reviews the anatomy and imaging evaluation of the sellar and parasellar regions. Both common and uncommon sellar and suprasellar masses are reviewed, focusing on a systematic approach to analysis and when appropriate, differential creation.
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- Brian M Chin
- Department of Radiology, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East #1A071, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2140, USA.
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Faghih Jouibari M, Ghodsi SM, Akhlaghpoor S, Mehrazin M, Saadat S, Khoshnevisan A, Padeganeh T, Aoude A. Complementary effect of H MRS in diagnosis of suprasellar tumors. Clin Imaging 2012; 36:810-5. [PMID: 23154013 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Suprasellar tumors are considered exceptionally important in neurosurgical practice due to their proximity to vital portions of the brain. Predicting histology of these tumors is of prime importance in determining the surgical approach, prognosis, and probable postoperative complications. There are numerous cases where computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fail to predict histology. We have studied the role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in the diagnosis of suprasellar tumors. METHODS Twenty-three patients with primary nonfunctional suprasellar tumors and high-quality magnetic resonance spectra were studied. The most probable diagnosis (adenoma, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, or astrocytoma) was made by a neuroradiologist based on the MRI findings and then based on MRI plus MRS findings. Finally, the results were compared with the pathology report. RESULTS The information provided by MRS led the radiologist to alter his prior diagnosis that was based on the MRI in four patients, and the final diagnoses were in accordance with the histopathology. Wrong diagnosis was made by MRI plus MRS in three patients. Test efficiency of MRI was 69.6%, and it was 87% for MRI plus MRS. However, the difference was not statistically significant (P value=.152). CONCLUSION MRS may be useful in providing a more improved preoperative diagnosis of suprasellar tumors.
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Raghunathan A, Takei H, Powell SZ. Rare Tumors of the Sellar Region. Acad Forensic Pathol 2012. [DOI: 10.23907/2012.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Context The sellar/ parasellar region is the location for a vast array of neoplastic and nonneoplastic intracranial space-occupying lesions. While several common lesions arising in this location have been well-described in the literature, there are rare and challenging tumors that may also arise in this region. Objective We focus this review on five rare tumors reported to arise in the sellar region, including spindle cell oncocytoma of the adenohypophysis, pituicytoma, intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and xanthogranuloma. We review their clinical presentation, histologic features, differential diagnosis and outcomes for these tumors. Data sources All medical literature pertaining to these entities that was searchable on PubMed was comprehensively reviewed. Conclusions Spindle cell oncocytoma and pituicytoma have recently been included in the 2007 edition of the World Health Organization classification of tumours of the CNS, while intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and xanthogranuloma have only rarely been described in this region. Knowledge of these may help prevent possible diagnostic pitfalls during postmortem evaluation.
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- Aditya Raghunathan
- The Methodist Hospital & University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center program in Houston, TX
- The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX, and Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University (HT, SZP)
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- The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX, and Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University (HT, SZP)
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- The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX, and Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University (HT, SZP)
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Low field MR imaging of sellar and parasellar lesions: Experience in a developing country hospital. Eur J Radiol 2012; 81:e139-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sahli R, Christ E, Kuhlen D, Giger O, Vajtai I. Sellar collision tumor involving pituitary gonadotroph adenoma and chondroma: a potential clinical diagnosis. Pituitary 2011; 14:405-8. [PMID: 19760170 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-009-0199-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We report on a 74-year-old male patient who presented with progressive neuroophthalmologic symptoms soon after the administration of a long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for treatment of a prostate cancer. Imaging revealed a destructively growing and extensively calcified sellar mass inconsistent with a pituitary adenoma. A transseptal transsphenoidal tumor mass reduction yielded a histological diagnosis of a collision tumor comprised of a gonadotroph adenoma intermingled with osteochondroma. We discuss a potential causal relationship between the administration of the long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and the sudden appearance of the previously unsuspected sellar lesion. Although the association of these two tumors is very likely coincidental, the possibility of causal relationship is addressed.
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- Rahel Sahli
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Khan IS, Javalkar V, Thakur JD, Nanda A. Intrasellar plasmacytoma: an illustrative case and literature review. J Clin Neurosci 2011; 19:210-3. [PMID: 22112444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Intrasellar plasmacytoma is a rare pituitary pathology. Pre-operative diagnosis remains a challenge as a sellar plasmacytoma mimics a pituitary adenoma in clinical and radiological features. We report a 45-year-old woman, known to have multiple myeloma, presenting to our clinic with a pituitary mass eventually diagnosed as a plasmacytoma. We review 26 similar cases reported in the literature and divide them into three categories, based on their presentation and follow-up data. Pitfalls in diagnosis and reported treatment modalities are also discussed. We conclude that presentation with cranial nerve palsies and an aggressive sellar mass on imaging, and without gross anterior hypophyseal hormonal imbalance, are features of a pituitary plasmacytoma. The presentation and follow-up characteristics may help to determine the prognosis of such patients.
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- Imad Saeed Khan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, USA
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Famini P, Maya MM, Melmed S. Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging for sellar and parasellar masses: ten-year experience in 2598 patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011; 96:1633-41. [PMID: 21470998 PMCID: PMC3100749 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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CONTEXT Sellar and parasellar masses present with overlapping clinical and radiological features ranging from asymptomatic incidental presentations and hormonal effects to compressive local mass effects. Pituitary masses are diagnosed with increased frequency with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) advancements and availability, but indications and diagnostic outcomes of MRI screening for sellar lesions are not defined. Although pituitary adenomas are the most frequently encountered sellar mass lesions, other etiologies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a sellar mass. SETTING The study was conducted at a tertiary pituitary center. PATIENTS This study was a retrospective review of 2598 subjects undergoing at least one pituitary MRI scan from 1999 to 2009. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Prevalence and diagnosis of specific sellar and parasellar masses as screened by pituitary MRI. RESULTS The most common indications for pituitary imaging, excluding known mass follow-up, were for evaluation of hyperprolactinemia or hypogonadism. A normal pituitary gland was reported in 47% of subjects undergoing pituitary MRI. The most common pituitary adenomas initially identified by MRI included prolactinoma (40%), nonfunctioning adenoma (37%), and GH adenoma (13%). Nonadenomatous sellar masses accounted for 18% of visible lesions, of which the most common were Rathke's cleft cyst (19%), craniopharyngioma (15%), and meningioma (15%). Metastases accounted for 5% of nonpituitary lesions and breast cancer was the most common primary source. CONCLUSIONS Half of all pituitary MRI scans performed in a large patient population yielded no visible lesion. Nonadenomatous pituitary lesions should be considered in the diagnosis of sellar masses observed on MRI, and a high clinical suspicion is required to exclude the presence of a nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma.
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- Pouyan Famini
- Departments of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Room 2015, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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Schroeder JW, Vezina LG. Pediatric sellar and suprasellar lesions. Pediatr Radiol 2011; 41:287-98; quiz 404-5. [PMID: 21267556 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-010-1968-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Masses arising in the sella turcica and the suprasellar region are common in children. The type and frequency of the various lesions encountered in childhood differ from the adult presentation. This article reviews the embryology of the pituitary gland and its normal appearance in childhood as well as the imaging and clinical findings of the common and some of the uncommon lesions arising in the sella turcica, the pituitary stalk, the suprasellar cistern and the lower third ventricle in the pediatric population.
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- Jason W Schroeder
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy as the presenting symptom of a rapidly expanding ACTH positive pituitary adenoma: a case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2011; 11:4. [PMID: 21272327 PMCID: PMC3041999 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-11-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Pituitary adenoma may present with neuro-ophthalmic manifestations and, typically, rapid tumor expansion is the result of apoplexy. Herein, we present the first case of an isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy as initial feature of a rapidly expanding ACTH positive silent tumor without apoplexy. Case Presentation A 44 year old female with a history of sarcoidosis presented with an isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy as the initial clinical feature of a rapidly expanding ACTH positive silent pituitary adenoma. The patient underwent emergent transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for this rapidly progressive tumor and subsequently regained complete vision and ocular motility. Despite tumor extension into the cavernous sinus, the other cranial nerves were spared during the initial presentation. Conclusions This case illustrates the need to consider a rapidly growing pituitary tumor as a possibility when presented with a rapidly progressive ophthalmoplegia.
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Flitsch J, Müller HL, Burkhardt T. Surgical strategies in childhood craniopharyngioma. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2011; 2:96. [PMID: 22645514 PMCID: PMC3355821 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Craniopharyngiomas are biologically benign lesions (WHO Grade 1) of the sellar and suprasellar region, associated with a serious morbidity. About 50% of these tumors become clinically apparent during childhood. Clinical symptoms include headaches, chiasm syndrome, hydrocephalus, pituitary insufficiencies, and obesity. Growth arrest is a typical symptom in children. The treatment of craniopharyngiomas includes surgery as well as radiotherapy. The goal of surgery varies according to the tumor location and extension and may range from complete resection to biopsy. Surgical complications are well known and cause constant evaluation of surgical strategies. Diencephalic obesity is related to surgical manipulation of hypothalamic tissue. Therefore, a classification system for craniopharyngiomas based on preoperative MRI is suggested by the authors. Recurrences are frequent in craniopharyngiomas, even after complete or gross-total resection. Radiotherapy is therefore recommended to patients with incomplete resections. However, the ideal time for radiotherapy after surgery is under discussion. The treatment of craniopharyngiomas requires an interdisciplinary and multimodal approach. Each patient should receive an individually tailored treatment. Surgically, different approaches as well as different degrees of resection can be considered, depending on tumor location and tumor extension.
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- Jörg Flitsch
- Interdisciplinary Endocrinology/Pituitary Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Jörg Flitsch, Interdisciplinary Endocrinology/Pituitary Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. e-mail:
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- Interdisciplinary Endocrinology/Pituitary Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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Craniopharyngiomas have an overall incidence of 0.5-2.0 new cases per million of the population per year, and ∼30-50% of all cases represent childhood craniopharyngioma. These partly cystic embryogenic malformations of the sellar region are presumably derived from Rathke cleft epithelium. Many of the typical manifestations at primary diagnosis are nonspecific and include headache, visual impairment, polyuria and/or polydypsia, growth retardation and weight gain. Total resection is the treatment of choice in patients with favorable tumor localization, with the intention to maintain hypothalamic-pituitary and optical nerve functions. When the tumor localization is unfavorable, a limited resection followed by local irradiation is recommended. The overall survival rates are high (91-98%). High recurrence rates after complete resection and high progression rates after incomplete resection have been observed, although the risk of recurrence or progression is less after complete resection than partial resection. Irradiation of the tumor is protective and the appropriate time point of irradiation after incomplete resection is currently under investigation in a randomized trial. Long-term sequelae substantially reduce the quality of life of ∼50% of long-term survivors, notably extreme obesity owing to hypothalamic involvement.
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- Hermann L Müller
- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Klinikum Oldenburg, Rahel-Straus-Strasse 10, 26133 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Fukai J, Nohgawa M, Uematsu Y, Itakura T, Kamei I. Immunoglobulin D Multiple Myeloma Involving the Sella Manifesting as Oculomotor Palsy. Neurosurgery 2010; 67:E505-6. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000371985.32844.b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Immunoglobulin D multiple myeloma (IgD MM) is an uncommon type of MM characterized by an aggressive clinical behavior and a short survival time. We report a rare case in which oculomotor palsy caused by a sellar lesion was the initial manifestation of IgD MM; systemic treatments were beneficial in this case.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
A 61-year-old man presented with diplopia, left-sided ptosis, and retro-orbital pain. An examination revealed left cranial nerve (CN) III and IV palsies. CT scanning demonstrated a mass in the sellar and parasellar regions and partial destruction of the left side of the dorsum sellae. MRI revealed that the mass extended into the left cavernous sinus with minimal suprasellar extension. An endocrinologic evaluation did not reveal any abnormality. At the time of admission, the patient had no symptoms of MM.
INTERVENTION
A transsphenoidal resection was performed. Histopathologic examination revealed a tumor consisting of plasma cells. Appropriate laboratory studies, a bone scan, and a bone marrow biopsy led to a diagnosis of IgD lambda-type MM. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation was therapeutically beneficial. The patient's symptoms were gradually relieved.
CONCLUSION
This case demonstrates that an unusual sellar tumor might be the first manifestation of IgD MM. Careful observation can suggest a possible non-pituitary etiology for a tumor, leading to appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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- Junya Fukai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, and Department of Neurological Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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Renz DM, Hahn HK, Schmidt P, Rexilius J, Lentschig M, Pfeil A, Sauner D, Fitzek C, Mentzel HJ, Kaiser WA, Reichenbach JR, Böttcher J. Accuracy and reproducibility of a novel semi-automatic segmentation technique for MR volumetry of the pituitary gland. Neuroradiology 2010; 53:233-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-010-0727-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Role of PROPELLER diffusion weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient in the diagnosis of sellar and parasellar lesions. Eur J Radiol 2010; 74:420-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bakker NA, Hoving EW. A rare case of sudden blindness due to a pituitary adenoma coincidentally infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010; 152:1079-80. [PMID: 19915791 PMCID: PMC2872010 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0551-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Nicolaas A. Bakker
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Non-adenomatous sellar lesions: experience of a single centre and review of the literature. Neurosurg Rev 2010; 33:465-76. [PMID: 20480381 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-010-0263-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Overly C. Bitemporal hemianopia arising from a suprasellar craniopharyngioma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 80:621-9. [PMID: 19861217 DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2009.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Revised: 05/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Craniopharyngiomas are uncommon intracranial tumors that arise from remnants of the embryonic craniopharyngeal duct. Although benign in nature, craniopharyngiomas can contribute to significant morbidity. When located near critical structures such as the optic chiasm, pituitary, and hypothalamus, craniopharyngiomas have the potential to cause severe visual, neurological, and endocrine deficits. CASE REPORT A 61-year-old white man presented for an eye examination, complaining of acute peripheral visual field loss in his left eye. Automated threshold visual field testing found a bitemporal hemianopia with spared fixation in his right eye and split fixation in his left eye. Subsequent neuroimaging found a space-occupying suprasellar lesion that was producing substantial optic chiasm compression. Transsphenoidal resection was used to excise the mass. Histologic examination established the diagnosis of a craniopharyngioma. Postoperative complications included cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, hypertropia, and exotropia. CONCLUSION To facilitate early diagnosis and treatment, eye care professionals should be aware that craniopharyngiomas can present with decreased visual acuity and bitemporal hemianopia. Visual deficits can arise from both the aggressive nature of craniopharyngiomas as well as the therapeutic intervention. Patients treated for craniopharyngiomas are at risk for recurrence and need to be followed up on a long-term basis.
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- Cynthia Overly
- Paye Eye Care Center, S.C., Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304, USA.
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ARAI A, NISHIHARA M, SASAYAMA T, AIHARA H, HOSODA K, ITOH T, SAKAGAMI Y, KUWAMURA K, KOHMURA E. Xanthogranuloma of the Sellar Region -Case Report-. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2010; 50:488-91. [DOI: 10.2176/nmc.50.488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Atsushi ARAI
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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Tang YC, Zhao ZM, Lin XT, Sun B, Fan LZ, Hou ZY, Qi HT, Li ZP, Liu SW. The thin sectional anatomy of the sellar region with MRI correlation. Surg Radiol Anat 2009; 32:573-80. [PMID: 20012617 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0604-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the anatomical complexity and adjacent relationships of the sellar region in thin continuous sections so as to provide intimate morphological data for imaging diagnosis and surgical operations of the diseases in this region. After CT and MR examination verifying no brain lesions, one normal cadaver head was selected for this study from four Chinese adult male cadavers. After being embedded and frozen, the head was sliced into serial sections at 0.1 mm intervals in the transverse plane with SKC 500 computerized freezing milling machine. Then the serial transverse sections were photographed by a high-resolution digital camera and saved in the computer. Subsequently, the anatomic structures of the sellar region on the thin transverse sections were investigated and correlated with the MR images of the specimen as well as in vivo MR images, which were obtained from 20 normal Chinese male adult volunteers by a 3.0 T GE MR scanner. The base lines of the sectioning and the MR scan were all parallel to the AC-PC line. A total of 320 transverse sections and 10-12 transverse MR images related with the sellar region were obtained, respectively. We investigated the sectional anatomy of the sellar region and divided it into three parts: supra hypophysial area, hypophysial area and infra hypophysial area. The cavernous sinus was a venous passage full of blood and it could be divided into four interspaces according to its position relation with the internal carotid artery. The third, fourth, sixth cranial nerves and trigeminal branches ophthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve displayed from the anterior to the posterior in the lateral wall of cavernous sinus in transverse planes. Comparing continuous thin sections with MR images offers a better understanding of the complex anatomical structures and provides practical submillimeter anatomical data for imaging diagnosis and clinical treatment in this region.
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- Yu Chun Tang
- Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, 250012, Jinan, China
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Granel B, Chaumoitre K, Faucher B, Camillieri E, Taghji P, Bagneres D, Rossi P, Frances Y. Des céphalées avec hyponatrémie. Rev Med Interne 2009; 30:265-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Furlanetto TW, Pinheiro CFP, Oppitz PP, de Alencastro LC, Asa SL. Solitary fibrous tumor of the sella mimicking pituitary adenoma: an uncommon tumor in a rare location-a case report. Endocr Pathol 2009; 20:56-61. [PMID: 19224406 DOI: 10.1007/s12022-009-9063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is rarely located in the central nervous system, and sella turcica involvement was reported in only two patients. We report the case of a 28-year-old man with a SFT of the sella turcica mimicking a pituitary nonfunctioning macroadenoma. He presented with optic nerve compression caused by a heterogeneous tumor located in the sellar and suprasellar area. At surgery, the tumor was hard and infiltrated the sellar diaphragm, so that resection resulted in a cerebrospinal fluid fistula. His postoperative course was also complicated by complete central diabetes insipidus, hypopituitarism, and two episodes of meningitis. After surgical resection, the diagnosis of SFT was reached on the basis of histological and immunohistochemical studies. He was discharged after 49 days. Ten months after surgery, he was clinically well, and magnetic resonance images showed no evidence of residual or recurrent tumor. SFT should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sellar and parasellar tumors.
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- Tania Weber Furlanetto
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Chernov MF, Kawamata T, Amano K, Ono Y, Suzuki T, Nakamura R, Muragaki Y, Iseki H, Kubo O, Hori T, Takakura K. Possible role of single-voxel (1)H-MRS in differential diagnosis of suprasellar tumors. J Neurooncol 2008; 91:191-8. [PMID: 18825316 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9698-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of the present study was investigation of the possible role of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) for differential diagnosis of suprasellar tumors. Forty patients (23 men and 17 women; median age, 45 years) with suprasellar, hypothalamic, and third ventricle neoplasms underwent long-echo (TR: 2000 ms, TE: 136 ms, 128-256 acquisitions) single-voxel (1)H-MRS before surgical treatment. The volume of the voxel was either 3.4 cc or 8 cc. Spectroscopic data were analyzed by calculation of the various metabolite ratios as well as by determination of the type of the pathological (1)H-MR spectra. There were 19 pituitary adenomas, 7 gliomas, 5 craniopharyngiomas, 3 chordomas, meningioma, hemangiopericytoma, malignant lymphoma, germinoma, Rathke cleft cyst, and hypothalamic hamartoma (one of each). Six tumors were recurrent after initial surgical resection with or without irradiation. Comparison of the individual metabolite ratios revealed only few subtle differences among neoplasms. In the same time, pattern analysis with determination of the type of the pathological (1)H-MR spectra disclosed certain specific characteristics, which seemingly can be used for tumor typing. Meanwhile, metabolic imaging was less effective for characterization of recurrent neoplasms. In conclusion, in cases of initially diagnosed suprasellar tumors with involvement of the hypothalamus and extension into the third ventricle pattern analysis of the single-voxel (1)H-MRS can provide valuable information, which, in addition to structural MRI, can be effectively used for diagnostic purposes.
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- Mikhail F Chernov
- International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences , Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
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Hyperprolactinaemia is a frequent cause of reproductive problems encountered in clinical practice. A variety of pathophysiological conditions can lead to hyperprolactinaemia; therefore, pregnancy, drug effects, hypothyroidism and polycystic ovary syndrome should be excluded before investigating for prolactin-secreting pituitary tumours. Prolactinomas are mainly diagnosed in women aged 20-40 years. They present with clinical features of hyperprolactinaemia (galactorrhoea, gonadal dysfunction), and more rarely with large tumours, headache and visual field loss due to optic chiasm compression. Medical therapy with dopamine agonists is the treatment of choice for both micro- and macroprolactinomas. Tumour shrinkage and restoration of gonadal function are achieved in the majority of cases with dopamine agonists. A trial of withdrawal of medical therapy may be considered in many patients with close follow-up. Pituitary surgery and radiotherapy currently have very limited indications. Pregnancies in patients with prolactinomas need careful planning and close monitoring.
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- V K B Prabhakar
- Department of Endocrinology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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Management of Cushing's disease using cavernous sinus sampling: effectiveness in tumor lateralization. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2008; 110:333-8. [PMID: 18314256 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2007] [Revised: 11/04/2007] [Accepted: 11/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of bilateral cavernous sinus sampling (CSS) in preoperative tumor lateralization (right/left) within the pituitary in patients with Cushing's disease (CD). PATIENTS AND METHODS The study consisted of 26 consecutive patients who had undergone CSS followed by transsphenoidal surgery (TS) for CD between 2000 and 2006 at our institution. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the selected patients either revealed a normal pituitary or a lesion <or=6mm within the gland. Simultaneous bilateral CSS with corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation were performed in all cases and the data was analyzed in relation to the results of the MRI studies, intraoperative and pathological findings and the outcome. RESULTS Early remission was achieved in 23 patients (88%) and CSS predicted the correct localization of the adenoma in 22 patients (85%). No lateralization (elevated levels in both sides) was detected during CSS in two patients, due to lesions within the central part of the pituitary. In four cases, there was a false positive lateralization, in which no microadenoma could be located in the lateralized side of the pituitary, resulting in no remission. There were no complications related to the CSS. CONCLUSION CSS in CD seems to be a valuable and safe diagnostic tool, which can predict the correct location of the pituitary adenoma in 85% of the cases.
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Because of the complex anatomy, examination of the sella turcica and hypophysis needs a dedicated MR sequence protocol. Not every sellar lesion is a pituitary adenoma. Thus, this review article summarizes the most frequently encountered intra-, supra-, and parasellar tumors and lesions. Differential diagnoses comprise besides adenoma among others craniopharyngioma, meningioma, glioma, germinoma, hamartoma, aneurysm, trigeminal schwannoma, pituitary carcinoma, chordoma, metastasis, infection, and empty sella. Characteristic imaging findings are presented and correlated to micro- and macro-pathology.
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- M-A Weber
- Abteilung Radiologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg.
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Banasiak MJ, Malek AR. Nelson syndrome: comprehensive review of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Neurosurg Focus 2007; 23:E13. [PMID: 17961028 DOI: 10.3171/foc.2007.23.3.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nelson syndrome (NS) is a rare clinical manifestation of an enlarging pituitary adenoma that can occur following bilateral adrenal gland removal performed for the treatment of Cushing disease. It is characterized by excess adreno-corticotropin secretion and hyperpigmentation of the skin and mucus membranes. The authors present a comprehensive review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of NS. Corticotroph adenomas in NS remain challenging tumors that can lead to significant rates of morbidity and mortality. A better understanding of the natural history of NS, advances in neurophysiology and neuroimaging, and growing experience with surgical intervention and radiation have expanded the repertoire of treatments. Currently available treatments include surgical, radiation, and medical therapy. Although the primary treatment for each tumor type may vary, it is important to consider all of the available options and select the one that is most appropriate for the individual case, particularly in cases of lesions resistant to intervention.
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- Magdalena J Banasiak
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
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