title: Primary chronic intrasellar haematoma: a case report.
abstract: This report describes a rare case of primary intrasellar haematoma in a 66 year-old man with hypopituitarism. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an intrasellar cystic lesion with small suprasellar extension. Transsphenoidal surgery revealed that the lesion was a chronic haematoma, without evidence of a tumour or vascular anomaly. Pathological diagnosis confirmed this. This is the first report of a chronic intrasellar haematoma, which is probably primary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akabane
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology