title: Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the pituitary gland with secondary involvement of the right cerebral ventricle.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, State University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Bots
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tijssen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wijnalda
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teepen
mesh_terms: 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