title: Remarkable Diagnostic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Sellar Xanthogranuloma: Report of Three First Cases in Latin America.
abstract: The sellar xanthogranuloma is a rare lesion of the sellar-parasellar region difficult to differentiate from other tumors such as craniopharyngiomas or Rathke's cleft cyst in the preoperative evaluation. As they are recently recognized as a separate entity and the few number of reports in the literature, its etiology is unknown and its impact remains uncertain. This article will describe the first three cases reported in Latin America, identified in one of them an imaging feature that may be helpful to elucidate an imaging growth pattern. Current evidence will be described regarding to the clinicopathological features, imaging diagnosis, and etiology origin theories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Regional Hospital of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Mario Tapia
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Céspedes
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Hospital of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Jaime Pinto
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Regional Hospital of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Fernando Andrade
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Yañez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Regional Hospital of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Loreto Spencer
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: León
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Pablo Álvarez
authors.initials: PÁ
authors.lastname: Arancibia
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Thomas Schmidt
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Putz
keywords: MRI; craniopharyngioma; sellar region; xanthogranuloma