Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the pituitary gland with secondary involvement of the right cerebral ventricle.
An alveolar soft part sarcoma localised in the pituitary gland extended into the suprasellar region. Three years after surgical removal there was a recurrency in the occipital horn of the right cerebral ventricle. This type of tumour predominantly occurs in the limbs and has never been reported in the pituitary region.
Bots
G T
GT
Department of Pathology, State University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
Tijssen
C C
CC
Wijnalda
D
D
Teepen
J L
JL
D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery