title: Imaging of the Sella and Parasellar Region in the Pediatric Population.
abstract: Masses in the sella and parasellar region comprise about 10% of all pediatric brain tumors but type and frequency differs from those in adults. Imaging is critical for diagnosis and characterization of these lesions. By assessing the site of origin, signal and contrast enhancement characteristics, and the presence or absence of characteristic patterns, differential diagnosis can narrow the possibilities. The clinical presentation is often characteristic for lesion type and should be considered. This article summarizes the characteristic imaging features of the most frequent pediatric tumors and tumor-mimicking lesions in children in this region.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Division of Neuroradiology, Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Phipps B-100, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Seeburg
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marjolein H G
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dremmen
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: thuisma1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Thierry A G M
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Infundibulum; Parasellar mass; Sella; Suprasellar mass