Primary empty sella turcica in children. Report of two familial cases.
The authors describe cranio-facial deformities found in two sisters and associated with spinal anomalies, short stature and delayed skeletal maturation. The principal radiological features were an enlarged J-shaped sella turcica and intrasellar cisternal herniation. Enlargement of optic foramina and internal acoustic canals were also present. These asymptomatic cases of "empty sella" seem to be part of a general dysplastic syndrome rather than a local disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D002648:Child; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging