Mature teratoma arising from the sella--case report.
A 26-year-old, short statured, obese male presented with a mature teratoma located entirely within the dural confines of the sella manifesting as headaches and progressive loss of vision. He had panhypopituitarism. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large sellar-suprasellar but entirely infradiaphragmatic tumor of varying consistency. The tumor was resected through a trans-sphenoidal route. The tumor had elevated the diaphragma sellae to a significant extent but did not pass through. Histological examination confirmed a mature teratoma.
Muzumdar
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Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Goel
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Desai
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Shenoy
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D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*