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ArticleActa endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)

FROM DIABETES INSIPIDUS TO SELLAR XANTHOGRANULOMA - A "YELLOW BRICK ROAD" DEMANDING TEAM-WORK.

M Stojanovic, E Manojlovic-Gacic, S Pekic, T Milojevic, D Miljic, M Doknic, M Nikolic Djurovic, Z Jemuovic, M Petakov

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Article in Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

M StojanovicClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
E Manojlovic-GacicInstitute of Pathology, University of Belgrade, Medical Faculty, Belgrade, Serbia.
S PekicClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
T MilojevicClinic for Neurosurgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
D MiljicClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
M DoknicClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
M Nikolic DjurovicClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
Z JemuovicClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
M PetakovClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases - Department of Neuroendocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia.
University of Belgrade · RS

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Xanthogranulomas are inflammatory lesions exceptionally rarely occurring in the sellar region. Sellar xanthogranulomas (SXG) result from secondary hemorrhage, infarction, inflammation or necrosis upon existing craniopharyngioma (CP), Rathkès cleft cyst (RCC) or pituitary adenoma (PA), or represent a stage in xanthomatous hypophysitis evolution. "Pure SXG" are independent of a preexisting lesion. A 70 year old male patient, laryngeal cancer survivor, presented with central diabetes insipidus (CDI). MRI revealed an intra-suprasellar mass of uncertain origin. Transsphenoidal surgery resulted in an efficient lesion resection with maximal pituitary sparing. Pathological report has confirmed SXG without conclusive identification of preexisting sellar lesion. Age at presentation and gender were atypical for SXG. The most frequent presenting signs of SXG were absent. Most SXG are initially misdiagnosed as CP, RCC or PA. Preoperative clinical and radiological uncertainty may impact operative planning. Differentiating from CP is crucial, due to divergent operative target goals and prognosis. Intraoperative frozen section analysis could guide surgical extensiveness. Close collaboration must include endocrinologist, neuroradiologist, neurosurgeon and pathologist. Quantity and quality of provided tissue are essential for avoiding bias in pathohistological analysis of cystic or heterogenous lesions. Awareness is needed of new pathological entities in the sellar-parasellar region. SXG should be considered in differential diagnosis of CDI-causing sellar lesions.

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cholesterol granulomapituitarypolyuria-polydipsiasellar masstranssphenoidal surgery

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PMID31508185
PMCPMC6711648
OpenAlexW2969790487

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