Intrasellar paraganglioma with suprasellar extension: case report.
Paragangliomas are usually benign tumors which can be found in many sites of the body, from the base of the skull down to the pelvic floor. In the central nervous system the sellar region is very rarely involved; only three well studied cases have been reported to date. We present the cytological, histological, histochemical, immunocytochemical and ultrastructural features of an intrasellar and suprasellar paraganglioma in an 84-year-old man.
Istituto di Patologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery