[Sellar hemangiopericytoma. A case report].
Primary central nervous system hemangiopericytoma is rare, accounting for less than 1% of primary central nervous system tumors. Diagnosis is histological. Treatment is surgical excision, followed by radiotherapy. Long-term follow-up is mandatory for these tumors with a high potential for recurrence and metastasis. The sellar location is very rare, and can be confused with pituitary adenoma. We report the case of a patient presenting a sellar hemangiopericytoma, who underwent surgery via a transsphenoidal approach, then right frontal craniotomy followed by radiotherapy. There was no recurrence at one year follow-up.
Ksira
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Service de Neurochirurgie, Institut National de Neurologie, Rue Jebbari, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie. ksiraiadh_nch2000@yahoo.fr
Berhouma
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Jemel
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Khouja
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Khaldi
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery