title: Successful treatment of spindle cell sarcoma of the sella turcica. Case report.
abstract: A primary spindle cell sarcoma of the sella turcica in a patient without a history of radiation treatment is a very rare occurrence. Only one other case has been reported to date, with local recurrence 7 months after the patient underwent subtotal resection and stereotactic radiosurgery of the tumor. The authors present a case of spindle cell sarcoma of the sella turcica successfully treated by surgery, external-beam radiotherapy, and gamma knife radiosurgery. After 24 months of follow up, the patient continues to show no evidence of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Alpert
authors.forename: Seung S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Chung T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bogart
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montgomery
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000601:surgery*