Intrasellar epidermoid cyst presenting as pituitary apoplexy.
We herein present a patient with intrasellar epidermoid cyst presenting as pituitary apoplexy, who was operated upon with a trans-sphenoidal approach. The clinical presentation, radiological and histological differential diagnosis and type of surgical intervention for intrasellar epidermoid cysts are discussed.
Tuna
Hakan
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Torun
Fuat
F
Torun
Ayse Nur Izol
AN
Erdogan
Ahmet
A
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012658:Sella Turcica; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D016896:Treatment Outcome