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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Incidentally detected sellar spine in a patient with Cushing's syndrome: a case report.

Hyo-Jae Lee, Yun Young Lee, Byung Hyun Baek, Woong Yoon, Seul Kee Kim

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hyo-Jae LeeDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Korea.
Yun Young LeeDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea.
Byung Hyun BaekDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea.
Woong YoonDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea.
Seul Kee KimDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1508-5057
Chonnam National University Hospital · KRChonnam National University Hwasun Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sellar spine, a bony spur extending anteriorly from the dorsum sellae, is a very rare anatomical variant. Several hypotheses regarding its etiology have been proposed, including the strongly supported theory of a cephalic ossified notochordal remnant. Sellar spine is usually detected incidentally in patients who have no definite symptoms, but several cases have reportedly accompanied endocrinopathies such as precocious puberty, hypopituitarism, or galactorrhea/oligomenorrhea. However, no published reports have described sellar spine in a patient with Cushing's syndrome. We herein report a case of sellar spine detected during the evaluation of Cushing's disease in a 29-year-old woman who underwent inferior petrosal sinus sampling, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and exploratory surgery. There was no evidence of a pituitary microadenoma, but a sellar spine was present in the operative field. Thus, the sellar spine might have caused Cushing's syndrome in this case, although the exact mechanism is unknown.

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AdenomaCushing SyndromePituitary NeoplasmsAdrenocorticotropic HormoneAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPetrosal Sinus SamplingAdrenocorticotropic HormoneCushing’s syndromeexploratory surgeryinferior petrosal sinus samplingpituitary adenomasellar magnetic resonance imagingSellar spine

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PMCPMC7557794
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