title: Suprasellar paraganglioma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Paragangliomas arising in the suprasellar region are extremely rare. We report a case of suprasellar paraganglioma in a 47-year-old man who presented with amnesia and impaired visual acuity without any endocrine dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a large enhancing tumour in the suprasellar area. Following subtotal surgical excision, the diagnosis of paraganglioma was confirmed by pathology. In this case report we describe the MRI pattern of suprasellar paraganglioma and review the literature of this uncommon lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 1 rue Cabanis, 75013 Paris, France. o.naggara@ch-sainte-anne.fr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Naggara
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varlet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meder
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology