2023年12月10日 · A suprasellar mass refers to an abnormal growth located above the sella turcica, a bony structure in the brain. Such masses can vary in nature, from benign to malignant, and necessitate proper diagnosis and treatment.

2025年1月9日 · Pituitary region masses include lesions in the sella turcica, suprasellar cistern, parasellar region include cavernous sinuses, and basisphenoid/clivus. Several mnemonics have been popularized, including SATCHMO. A more comprehensive list includes the following, along with differentiating features: tumors. intrasellar

2024年9月30日 · Sellar masses are abnormal growths that occur in or around the sella turcica, a saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone at the base of the skull. This region is home to the pituitary gland, often referred to as the “master gland” due to its crucial role in regulating various hormonal functions throughout the body.

Mount Sinai Health System and its team of fellowship-trained skull base surgeons, led by Joshua Bederson, MD, specializes in diagnosis and treatment of suprasellar meningiomas, a tumor that develops between the two optic nerves.

Sellar masses typically present in one or more ways: With neurologic symptoms, such as visual impairment, diplopia, or headache. As an incidental finding on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomographic (CT) scanning performed for …

Suprasellar germinomas may occur concurrently to those in the pineal region and can help narrow the diagnosis if masses are found in both locations (Figure 2(c)). Suprasellar germinomas are faster growing, more often non-cystic, non-calcified, …

This piece will give a pictorial review of the imaging features of suprasellar meningiomas, in patients who presented to us with sellar/suprasellar masses. The aim is to help the radiologists as well as fellow clinicians to diagnose this entity with confidence based on imaging.

Suprasellar masses are neoplastic, vascular, congenital, or infectious/inflammatory in origin. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the study of choice for evaluating suprasellar masses, although computed tomography (CT) may provide complementary information.

2024年11月7日 · Pituitary macroadenomas are the most common suprasellar mass in adults, and responsible for the majority of transsphenoidal hypophysectomies. They are defined as pituitary adenomas greater than 10 mm in size and are approximately twice as common as pituitary microadenomas.

2022年10月14日 · Diagram describes a systematic approach to pediatric sellar and suprasellar lesions that differentiates key pathologic conditions according to the epicenter of the lesion, the presence or absence of the posterior pituitary bright spot, and the primarily solid or cystic character of the lesion.