title: Rare sellar region tumors.
abstract: We present three cases of rare intracranial midline tumor in the sellar region, often mimicking pituitary adenomas clinically. We describe their symptoms, radiological and pathomorphological features. The first case is a pituitary adenoma producing growth hormone with ganglion cell differentiation. In addition, a rare intracranial granular cell tumor of sellar region and germinoma of pituitary fossa are also presented. All tumors were resected and histologically analyzed. Their biological behaviour was favorable with a 10-year follow-up demonstrating no recurrent tumor mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Halbauer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mészáros
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dóczi
authors.forename: Pál
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kajtár
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pajor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gömöri
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D012658:Sella Turcica; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone