Intrasellar Cavernous Hemangioma.
- Author:
Seong Cheol JEON
1
;
Jin Seok YI
;
Ji Ho YANG
;
Il Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. mdjun2@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cavernous hemangioma;
Sella turcica;
Pituitary tumor
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Hemangioma, Cavernous*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pathology;
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Sella Turcica;
Visual Fields
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2004;36(2):163-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors present a very rare case of an intrasellar cavernous hemangioma that mimick a pituitary macroadenoma radiologically. A 63-year-old male patient was admitted with visual field defect and clinical manifestations of pituitary failure. MR image revealed intrasellar gadolinium-enhancing tumor with parasellar extension suggesting pituitary macroadenoma. But pathology was cavernous hemangioma. It was suggested that cavernous hemangioma should be included in the differential diagnosis of pituitary mass.
