Coexistence of a cerebellopontine epidermoid cyst with a pituitary adenoma

Kemaloglu S., Ozkan U., Ziyal I., Bukte Y., Ceviz A.

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, cilt.104, sa.4, ss.364-366, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 104 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0303-8467(02)00003-3
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.364-366
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report on an 18-year-old girl with the coexistence of an epidermoid cyst in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) with a pituitary adenoma. The clinical course and histopathological characteristics were reviewed. The patient presented with headache, vision loss and amenorea. Computerised tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations demonstrated a solid sellar lesion with supra-sellar extension. There was another mass lesion in the CPA with prepontine extension. The tumours were removed surgically. Histopathological examination revealed an epidermoid cyst in the prepontine area and a pituitary adenoma in the sellar region. This has been the second case to be reported in the literature with the coexistence of ail epidermoid cyst and a pituitary adenoma. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.