Management of pituitary spindle cell oncocytomas: A case report and review of the literature

Autor: Hael Abdulrazeq, Matthew Anderson, Jonathan Poggi, Shailen Sampath, Colin Kanach, Ivana Dellale, Prakash Sampath
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, Vol 23, Iss , Pp 100972- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-7519
DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.100972
Popis: Pituitary spindle cell oncocytomas represent a rare pathologic entity within the differential diagnosis for pituitary tumors. As part of a class of tumors that includes low grade non-endocrine pituitary tumors such as pituicytomas and granular cell tumors (GCT), these can have similar characteristics to pituitary adenomas, and are occasionally misdiagnosed as such. We present a case of a 74-year-old woman who presented for work up of persistent headaches and vertigo. MRI brain demonstrated a heterogeneously enhancing soft tissue mass at the left lateral aspect of the sella. Patient underwent a biopsy and resection of the lesion. Histopathological examination is reviewed which revealed a spindle cell oncocytoma. Follow up MRI and examination at 6 months revealed partial resection. Additionally, we present an overview of the literature on clinical characteristics of this tumor and considerations for treatment and follow up.
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