A Case of Coincidental Intrasellar Chordoma and Pituitary Adenoma.
10.14791/btrt.2017.5.1.49
- Author:
Sehoon PARK
1
;
Hee Sung KIM
;
Ki Su PARK
;
Taek Kyun NAM
;
Yong Sook PARK
;
Jeong Taik KWON
;
Kyung Tae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. kiss798@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chordoma;
Pituitary adenoma;
Sella turcica;
Pathology
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve Diseases;
Aged;
Chordoma*;
Female;
Humans;
Pathology;
Pituitary Neoplasms*;
Sella Turcica
- From:Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
2017;5(1):49-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although chordomas are midline tumors, primarily intrasellar chordomas are extremely rare. In this report, the authors describe the case of a 68-year-old female with partial abducens nerve palsy in the right eye due to the intrasellar cystic tumor. After endonasal trans-sphenoidal surgery, intraoperative and histopathological findings confirmed the co-occurrence of an entirely intrasellar chordoma and pituitary adenoma. To our knowledge, the present case is the third reported case of an intrasellar chordoma with a pituitary adenoma.
