Granular cell tumor of the pituitary stalk.
A 52-year-old woman, who had been treated for Parkinson disease for 2 years, was found to have a suprasellar granular cell tumor. The clinical and pathological features, as well as some of the nosologic problems of this rare tumor of the neurohypophysis are briefly discussed.
Nishio
S
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takeshita
I
I
Yoshimoto
K
K
Yamaguchi
T
T
D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*