A Case of Intrasellar Arachnoid Cyst: Case Report.
- Author:
Seong Oh KWON
1
;
Il Woo LEE
;
Ki Hwa YANG
;
Tae Hoon CHO
;
Joon Ki KANG
;
Chang Rak CHOI
Author Information
1. Departments of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intrasellar arachnoid cyst;
Pathophysiology;
MRI;
Cystic sellar mass
- MeSH:
Arachnoid*;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Visual Fields
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1991;20(4):248-252
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A rare case of intrasellar arachnoid cyst is reported. The patient was a 55 years old woman presented with 8 years history of blurred vision, headache and bitemporal visual field cuts aggravated for last 4 months. The pathophysiology and the CT and MRI findings being useful in the differentiation of cystic sellar masses were discussed.
