A rare case of pituitary adenoma with calcification: A case report

作者：Kasliwal Manish K; Sharma Bhawani S^*

来源：Turkish Neurosurgery, 2008, 18(3): 232-235.

• pituitary adenoma
• calcification
• sellar
• suprasellar

Though craniopharyngioma remains the most common sellar suprasellar tumor with calcification, it can be seen very rarely in pituitary adenomas and Rathke's cleft cysts. Appreciation of the pattern of calcification in a sellar suprasellar lesion can give a clue to the nature of the lesion. The authors describe a 53-year-old male with a cystic sellar suprasellar lesion and curvilinear calcification that was managed by successful transsphenoidal surgery. The present case highlights the occurrence of calcification in a pituitary adenoma and the importance of recognizing the calcification pattern for pre-operative diagnosis of sellar suprasellar lesions that can help plan the surgical strategy and management.

• 出版日期2008-7
• 单位河北医科大学