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A case of symptomatic granular cell tumor of the sellar region with large calcification
Author(s) -
Yamamuro Shun,
Homma Taku,
Hanashima Yuya,
Yoshimura Sodai,
Oshima Hideki,
Ohni Sumie,
Kusumi Yoshiaki,
Yoshino Atsuo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neuropathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1789
pISSN - 0919-6544
DOI - 10.1111/neup.12378
Subject(s) - calcification , craniopharyngioma , medicine , pathological , granular cell tumor , sella turcica , pituitary adenoma , pituitary neoplasm , resection , dystrophic calcification , radiology , surgical resection , surgery , adenoma , pituitary gland , pathology , hormone , immunohistochemistry
We report here a rare case of symptomatic granular cell tumor (GCT) of the sellar region with a large calcification. A 70‐year‐old woman presented with a sellar mass, accompanied by bitemporal hemianopia. The patient was diagnosed preoperatively as having a craniopharyngioma or a pituitary adenoma, because of the large calcification. The patient underwent surgical tumor resection via endoscopic trans‐sphenoidal surgery and was diagnosed pathologically as having GCT. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful and her visual field disturbance improved soon after the operation. We briefly discuss the pathological discrimination of GCT and other sellar tumors, since there are many unclear points concerning this rare tumor.