title: Granular cell tumor of the pituitary stalk.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: 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*