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Sellar Meningioma

MedGen UID:
1651870
•Concept ID:
C4744369
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rare meningioma that arises from the sellar region. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Using Molecular Imaging to Enhance Decision Making in the Management of Pituitary Adenomas.
Bashari WA, Senanayake R, MacFarlane J, Gillett D, Powlson AS, Kolias A, Mannion RJ, Koulouri O, Gurnell M
J Nucl Med 2021 Jul;62(Suppl 2):57S-62S. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.120.251546. PMID: 34230075
Management of sellar and parasellar tumors becoming symptomatic during pregnancy: a practical algorithm based on multi-center experience and systematic literature review.
Zoli M, Guaraldi F, Zoia C, La Corte E, Asioli S, Bongetta D, Rustici A, Mazzatenta D
Pituitary 2021 Apr;24(2):269-283. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s11102-020-01107-2. PMID: 33200305Free PMC Article
The clinicopathological features of pituicytoma and the differential diagnosis of sellar glioma.
Wang J, Liu Z, Du J, Cui Y, Fang J, Xu L, Li G
Neuropathology 2016 Oct;36(5):432-440. Epub 2016 Feb 26 doi: 10.1111/neup.12291. PMID: 26919073

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Strikingly low prevalence of pituitary incidentalomas in a teaching hospital in Uruguay.
Pineyro MM, Sosa N, Rivero F, Tripodi D, Negrotto M, Lima R
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1254180. Epub 2023 Sep 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1254180. PMID: 37829684Free PMC Article
The risk of osteopenia in premenopausal women with various sellar tumors.
Zhao Y, Gan X, Luo P, He Q, Guo Q, Zhang L, Zhang X, Zhang X, Fei Z
Gynecol Endocrinol 2012 Dec;28(12):945-8. Epub 2012 May 4 doi: 10.3109/09513590.2012.683080. PMID: 22553947

Diagnosis

Strikingly low prevalence of pituitary incidentalomas in a teaching hospital in Uruguay.
Pineyro MM, Sosa N, Rivero F, Tripodi D, Negrotto M, Lima R
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1254180. Epub 2023 Sep 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1254180. PMID: 37829684Free PMC Article
A recurrent case of pituicytoma 16 years later.
McNamara KJ, Shaw S, Saravanappa N
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020 Apr;102(4):e87-e88. Epub 2020 Jan 22 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0004. PMID: 31964155Free PMC Article
Collision tumors composed of meningioma and growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma in the sellar region: Case reports and a literature review.
Zhao Y, Zhang H, Lian W, Xing B, Feng M, Liu X, Wang R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Dec;96(50):e9139. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009139. PMID: 29390316Free PMC Article
Giant sellar meningioma mimicking pituitary macroadenoma.
Barrera JR, Carpio EJ, Pena CM
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Sep 3;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006703. PMID: 22949000Free PMC Article
Suprasellar and intrasellar paragangliomas.
Voulgaris SG, Partheni M, Tzortzidis F, Ravazoula P, Pessach IS, Papadakis N, Polyzoidis KS
Clin Neuropathol 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):221-6. PMID: 17007444

Therapy

Suprasellar and intrasellar paragangliomas.
Voulgaris SG, Partheni M, Tzortzidis F, Ravazoula P, Pessach IS, Papadakis N, Polyzoidis KS
Clin Neuropathol 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):221-6. PMID: 17007444

Prognosis

Giant sellar meningioma mimicking pituitary macroadenoma.
Barrera JR, Carpio EJ, Pena CM
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Sep 3;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006703. PMID: 22949000Free PMC Article
Suprasellar and intrasellar paragangliomas.
Voulgaris SG, Partheni M, Tzortzidis F, Ravazoula P, Pessach IS, Papadakis N, Polyzoidis KS
Clin Neuropathol 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):221-6. PMID: 17007444

Clinical prediction guides

Cushing's disease due to a pituitary adenoma as a component of collision tumor: A case report and review of the literature.
Gezer E, Cantürk Z, Selek A, Çetinarslan B, Tarkun İ, Sözen M, Kiraz U, Gürbüz YS, Ceylan S, Çabuk B
J Med Case Rep 2020 May 19;14(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02382-0. PMID: 32423480Free PMC Article
Suprasellar and intrasellar paragangliomas.
Voulgaris SG, Partheni M, Tzortzidis F, Ravazoula P, Pessach IS, Papadakis N, Polyzoidis KS
Clin Neuropathol 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):221-6. PMID: 17007444

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