Intrasellar pituitary schwannoma.
Schwannomas are common in the central nervous system, but only a few cases in the pituitary fossa have been reported. Described here is a case of an intrasellar schwannoma associated with headaches and behavioural changes, which responded to subtotal excision of the lesion. The diagnosis of intrasellar schwannoma was made on the basis of a constellation of microscopic findings, especially histologic features and immunohistochemical markers. The clinical and laboratory presentation, surgical procedure used and microscopic findings are compared with those in the literature.
Moreland
Douglas B
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Buffalo Neurosurgery Group, 550 Orchard Park Road, Suite A105, Buffalo, New York 14224, USA. bng@buffnet.net
D000328:Adult; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein