Intrasellar Schwannoma: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.6.539
- Author:
Yu Ri SHIN
1
;
Won Jong YOO
;
Yeon Soo LIM
;
Jean A KIM
;
Mi Sook SUNG
;
Hae Giu LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Holy Family Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. wjyu@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Schwannoma;
Sella turcica;
Magnetic resonance (MR);
Neuroma
- MeSH:
Cochlear Nerve;
Neurilemmoma*;
Neuroma;
Sella Turcica
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;55(6):539-542
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannomas usually arise from sensory nerves, and most often from the vestibular component of the acoustic nerve. Intrasellar and parasellar schwannomas are exceedingly rare. It is difficult to distinguish them from typical pituitary macroadenomas because of their clinical and radiological resemblance. In this report, we present an unusual case of an intrasellar schwannoma with a suprasellar extension that radiographically simulated a pituitary macroadenoma.
