scholarly journals Extrasellar Sphenoid Sinus Pituitary Adenoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. C115-118
Author(s):  
Akash Kalagara ◽  
Thanka J ◽  
Priyathersini J
2014 ◽  
Vol 132 (6) ◽  
pp. 377-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nivaldo Adolfo Silva Junior ◽  
Fabiano Reis ◽  
Larissa Kaori Miura ◽  
Guilherme Henrique Vieira ◽  
Luciano Souza Queiroz ◽  
...  

CONTEXT: Pituitary macroadenomas are rare intracranial tumors. In a few cases, they may present aggressive behavior and invade the sphenoid sinus and nasal cavity, causing unusual symptoms. In this paper, we report an atypical case of pituitary adenoma presenting as a nasal mass.CASE REPORT: The patient was a 44-year-old woman who had had amenorrhea and galactorrhea for ten months, with associated nasal obstruction, macroglossia and acromegaly. Both growth hormone and prolactin levels were increased. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large mass originating from the lower surface of the pituitary gland, associated with sella turcica erosion and tumor extension through the sphenoid sinus and nasal cavity. Histopathological analysis demonstrated a chromophobe pituitary adenoma with densely packed rounded epithelial cells, with some atypias and rare mitotic figures. There was no evidence of metastases.CONCLUSION: Macroadenoma invading the nasal cavity is a rare condition and few similar cases have been reported in the literature. This study contributes towards showing that tumor extension to the sphenoid sinus and nasopharynx needs to be considered and investigated in order to make an early diagnosis when atypical symptoms like nasal obstruction are present.


2004 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 689-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Gondim ◽  
M. Schops ◽  
E. Ferreira ◽  
T. Bulcão ◽  
J. I. Mota ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajrullalh Ahmeti ◽  
Katharina Balschun ◽  
Hubertus M. Mehdorn ◽  
Andreas M. Stark

1997 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 399-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuyoshi HORIUCHI ◽  
Yuichiro TANAKA ◽  
Shigeaki KOBAYASHI ◽  
Takashi UNOKI ◽  
Akira YOKOH

1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Kikuchi ◽  
Masayoshi Kowada ◽  
Junkoh Sasaki ◽  
Masato Sageshima

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 219-220
Author(s):  
Henry Zelada ◽  
Rosa Maria Pando Alvarez ◽  
Hugo Arbañil ◽  
Dante Gamarra

1987 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 569-572
Author(s):  
Paul A. Levine ◽  
Cameron A. Gillespie ◽  
Jeffrey S. Walker ◽  
Warner M. Burch ◽  
Patrick D. Kenan ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatsumi Inagawa ◽  
Keisuke Ishizawa ◽  
Tomoko Mitsuhashi ◽  
Michio Shimizu ◽  
Jun-ichi Adachi ◽  
...  

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