title: Metastatic tumors in the sellar and parasellar regions: clinical review of four cases.
abstract: Metastatic tumors in the sellar and parasellar regions are uncommon and rarely detected in clinical practice. We present four cases of sellar and parasellar metastatic tumors, which metastasized from distant organ in one case and extended directly from adjacent structures in three. Common presenting symptoms were cranial neuropathies, headache and facial pain. Invasion into the cavernous sinus was noted in all cases. We report rare cases of sellar and parasellar metastases. Also, we should consider the possibility of metastasis in these regions for patients who showed the above clinical presentations in systemic cancer patients. In extensive diseases, transient symptomatic relief could be obtained by direct surgical management, even in restricted degree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy