ArticleBMJ case reports2013
Primary undifferentiated spindle-cell sarcoma of sella turcica: successful treatment with adjuvant temozolomide.
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- Sarcomas of the sellar region: a systematic review.Pituitary · 2021Pooled it
- Case report: Spindle cell sarcoma and pituitary adenoma in the sella region-a rare collision tumor.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The diagnosis and management of primary and iatrogenic soft tissue sarcomas of the sella.Pituitary · 2020Article
- Clear Cell Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2018Article
- Primary intracranial soft tissue sarcomas in children, adolescents, and young adults: single institution experience and review of the literature.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2016Review
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by an undifferentiated sarcoma of the sellar region.Surgical neurology international · 2016Article
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Abstract
Sellar tumours in adults are most commonly pituitary adenomas. Primary spindle cell sarcoma of the sella turcica without a prior history of cranial radiation is extremely rare. We report a case of a large sellar mass with suprasellar and cavernous sinus extension in a geriatric male patient who presented with complete left oculomotor nerve palsy and panhypopituitarism. The patient underwent partial resection of the sellar mass through transcranial route. The pathology of the mass revealed a poorly differentiated spindle cell neoplasm most consistent with a sarcoma. Postoperatively, the size of the residual sellar mass decreased significantly following six cycles of external beam radiation in conjunction with temozolomide.
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