title: Differential diagnosis of sellar masses.
abstract: The differential diagnosis of nonpituitary sellar masses is broad; differentiating among potential etiologies may not always be straightforward because many of these lesions, tumorous and nontumorous, may mimic the clinical, endocrinologic, and radiologic presentations of pituitary adenomas. This article provides an overview of the clinical and radiographic characteristics of both pituitary tumors and the nonpituitary lesions found in the sellar/parasellar region and discusses, in detail, the specific nonpituitary origins of the sellar masses.
authors: Department of Medicine, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
authors: P U
authors: PU
authors: Freda
authors: K D
authors: KD
authors: Post
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed