Title |
Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Sellar Region |
Creator |
Bhagat, S; Smith, C; Teasdale, GM; McFadzean, RM |
Affiliation |
Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, South Glasgow University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Scotland. sumedha1@btinternet.com |
Abstract |
Nerve sheath tumors, including schwannomas and neurofibromas, rarely affect the sellar region. The authors report two such cases that were mistaken for pituitary adenomas on the basis of clinical and imaging features. |
Subject |
Adenoma/diagnosis; Older people; Diagnosis, Differential; Endocrine Surgical Procedures; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Older people; Nerve Sheath Neoplasms/diagnosis; Nerve Sheath Neoplasms/pathology; Nerve Sheath Neoplasms/surgery; Pituitary Neoplasms/diagnosis; Pituitary Neoplasms/pathology; Pituitary Neoplasms/surgery; Sella Turcica; Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
Format |
application/pdf |
Publication Type |
Journal Article |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
ID |
225106 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gr03vw/225106 |