title: Pituitary adenoma with gangliocytoma: Report of two cases.
abstract: Worldwide, cases of pituitary adenoma with gangliocytoma are rarely reported. The current study reports the cases of two 47-year-old females who presented with masses in the sellar region following a general examination and radiological imaging. The two patients underwent sellar region tumor resection via the trans-naso-sphenoid approach. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a hormone-free pituitary adenoma with gangliocytoma. The two patients were in good condition and experienced no specific discomfort subsequent to the follow-up after surgery. Gangliocytoma is a slowly growing and non-metastasizing tumor. A biopsy is required to differentiate a gangliocytoma from a malignant neuroblastoma, and excision is usually curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Danqi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: gangliocytoma; pituitary adenoma; sellar region