title: Absent sella turcica: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Absent sella turcica is an extremely rare and dramatic radiographic finding. It may be isolated or occur in the presence of other anomalies, often involving the adenohypophysis. Our evaluation of a female infant with multiple anomalies including absence of the sella turcica, a normal pituitary in the craniopharyngeal canal, normal pituitary function, choanal atresia and anomalies of the appendiceal skeleton prompted a review of the occurrence and biology of an absent sella turcica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Viktoriya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paroder
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M Michael
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Alan Lawrence
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Shanske
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007867:Leg Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed