title: Sellar xanthogranuloma manifesting as obstructive hydrocephalus.
abstract: Xanthogranuloma of the sellar region is rare. It typically causes symptoms of pituitary dysfunction or visual change due to compression of the optic chiasm. However, to the best of our knowledge, no case of xanthogranuloma-associated hydrocephalus has been documented in the literature. This study describes a 32-year-old man afflicted with xanthogranuloma of the sellar region who presented with acute change in consciousness and associated obstructive hydrocephalus. A literature review and discussion regarding therapeutic options for this condition are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keeling 204, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Zhuo-Hao
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wen-Ching
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tzaan
authors.forename: Yih-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hsien-Chih
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications*