Giant Sellar Xanthogranuloma after Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Rathke's Cleft Cyst

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Extremely massive sellar xanthogranuloma (XG) are rare, and the surgical outcome and prognosis are not well known. XG remain unknown whether they are derived from Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs) or craniopharyngiomas (CPs) following extensive inflammation and metaplasia, to the point that no epithelium is readily identifiable. These lesions usually tend to occur in younger patients (mean 28.3 years), have a smaller diameter, and remain primarily intrasellar region with infrequent calcification. This 36-year-old man presented our hospital with visual deterioration. At the time of visit, there were no neurological problems other than visual field defect and hormonal disorder. He visited our hospital in 2007 due to headache and decreased vision, and underwent transphenoid surgery for pituitary RCC. Since then, he has received treatment at our hospital for postoperative hormonal disorders. Through preoperative imaging study, the author suspected CP and underwent surgery. During the operation, the adhesion of the tumor to the surrounding major neurovascular structures was severe in the naked eyes, but the tumor could be removed more easily than expected. The postoperative histological findings were confirmed as XG. The postoperative course was uneventful. Compared to the previous literature, this case is a case where the size of XG is very large in a sellar region and it can be proved that it originated from the RCC. And regular follow-up is necessary to confirm the prognosis after surgery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

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Brain tumor research and treatment - 6(2018), 2 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 82-85

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cho, Sung Min [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Hyok Rae [VerfasserIn]
Park, Yong Seok [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Hee Gyeong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Rathke
Sella
Xanthogranuloma

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14791/btrt.2018.6.e10

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290154294