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Sella turcica neoplasm

MedGen UID:: 148188
•Concept ID:: C0748616
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonyms:	Neoplasm of Sella Turcica; neoplasm of sella turcica; Neoplasm of the Sella Turcica; neoplasm of the sella turcica; Neoplasm of the Sellar Region; Sella Turcica Neoplasm; sella turcica neoplasm; Sella Turcica Tumor; sella turcica tumor; sella turcica tumour; Sellar Neoplasm; sellar neoplasm; Sellar Region Neoplasm; Sellar Tumor; sellar tumor; sellar tumour; selt; tumor of sella turcica; Tumor of the Sella Turcica; tumor of the sella turcica; Tumor of the Sellar Region; tumour of sella turcica; tumour of the sella turcica

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0002720

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that occurs in the sellar region. Representative examples include craniopharyngioma and pituitary gland adenoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVSella turcica neoplasm

Disorder by Site
- Disorder of nervous system
  - Disorder of the central nervous system
    - Neoplasm of the central nervous system
      - Intracranial Neoplasm
        Skull base neoplasm
        Sella turcica neoplasm
        Craniopharyngioma
        Adamantinous craniopharyngioma
        Recurrent Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma
        Adult Craniopharyngioma
        Childhood Craniopharyngioma
        Papillary craniopharyngioma
        Recurrent Craniopharyngioma
        Unresectable Craniopharyngioma
        Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Sellar Region
        Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Pituitary Gland
        Sellar Chordoma
        Sellar Chondroid Chordoma
        Sellar Dedifferentiated Chordoma
        Sellar Germ Cell Tumor
        Sellar Choriocarcinoma
        Sellar Embryonal Carcinoma
        Sellar Germinoma
        Suprasellar Germinoma
        Sellar Mixed Germ Cell Tumor
        Sellar Teratoma
        Sellar Immature Teratoma
        Sellar Mature Teratoma
        Sellar Teratoma with Malignant Transformation
        Sellar Yolk Sac Tumor
        Suprasellar Germ Cell Tumor
        Sellar Meningioma
        Intrasellar Meningioma
        Suprasellar meningioma
        Diaphragma sellae meningioma
        Pituitary stalk meningioma
        Tuberculum sellae meningioma
        Sellar Neuroblastoma
        Sellar Neurocytoma
        Sellar Schwannoma
        Sellar Solitary Fibrous Tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential Diagnosis and Radiographic Imaging of Pituitary Lesions: An Integrated Approach.

Zhao K, Nimchinsky E, Agarwalla PK
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2022 Apr;55(2):247-264. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.12.002. PMID: 35256172

Diagnosis and Treatment of Parasellar Lesions.

Gatto F, Perez-Rivas LG, Olarescu NC, Khandeva P, Chachlaki K, Trivellin G, Gahete MD, Cuny T; on behalf of the ENEA Young Researchers Committee (EYRC)
Neuroendocrinology 2020;110(9-10):728-739. Epub 2020 Mar 4 doi: 10.1159/000506905. PMID: 32126547

Treatment strategies for craniopharyngiomas.

Ottenhausen M, Rumalla K, La Corte E, Alalade A, Nair P, Forbes J, Ben Nsir A, Schwartz TH
J Neurosurg Sci 2019 Feb;63(1):83-87. Epub 2017 Sep 4 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.17.04171-6. PMID: 28869375

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Histopathology of Parasellar Neoplasms.

Manojlovic-Gacic E, Rostami E, Karavitaki N, Casar-Borota O
Neuroendocrinology 2020;110(9-10):740-752. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1159/000507084. PMID: 32155632 Free PMC Article

Nonneuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Pituitary Region.

Kaltsas GA, Kolomodi D, Randeva H, Grossman A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Aug 1;104(8):3108-3123. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01871. PMID: 30779850

Sellar and Parasellar Pain Syndromes.

Abad AP
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2019 Feb 2;23(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s11916-019-0740-x. PMID: 30712067

Clinical and biochemical characteristic features of metastatic cancer to the sella turcica: an analytical review.

Al-Aridi R, El Sibai K, Fu P, Khan M, Selman WR, Arafah BM
Pituitary 2014 Dec;17(6):575-87. doi: 10.1007/s11102-013-0542-9. PMID: 24337713

Tuberculum sella meningioma.

Hayhurst C, Teo C
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2011 Aug;44(4):953-63, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.06.012. PMID: 21819882

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Diagnosis

Ectopic Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors/Adenomas Around the Sella Turcica.

Demir MK, Ertem Ö, Kılıç D, Akıncı O, Ecertaştan Ö, Konya D, Kılıç T
Balkan Med J 2024 May 3;41(3):167-173. Epub 2024 Mar 8 doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2023-11-90. PMID: 38454561 Free PMC Article

Imaging of the sellar and parasellar regions.

Jipa A, Jain V
Clin Imaging 2021 Sep;77:254-275. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.05.022. PMID: 34153590

Neuroimaging of the Pituitary Gland: Practical Anatomy and Pathology.

Chapman PR, Singhal A, Gaddamanugu S, Prattipati V
Radiol Clin North Am 2020 Nov;58(6):1115-1133. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.07.009. PMID: 33040852

Nonneuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Pituitary Region.

Kaltsas GA, Kolomodi D, Randeva H, Grossman A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Aug 1;104(8):3108-3123. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01871. PMID: 30779850

Sellar Lesions/Pathology.

Bresson D, Herman P, Polivka M, Froelich S
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Feb;49(1):63-93. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.09.004. PMID: 26614829

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Therapy

Prolactinomas.

Wildemberg LE, Fialho C, Gadelha MR
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104080. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104080. PMID: 34687915

Diabetes Insipidus: To Treat or Not to Treat?

Nguyen C, Sirineni G
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 Mar 1;109(3):651-652. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.09.024. PMID: 33516432

Pituitary incidentaloma.

Orija IB, Weil RJ, Hamrahian AH
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 Feb;26(1):47-68. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.07.003. PMID: 22305452

Tuberculum sella meningioma.

Hayhurst C, Teo C
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2011 Aug;44(4):953-63, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.06.012. PMID: 21819882

Craniopharyngioma.

Stamm AC, Vellutini E, Balsalobre L
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2011 Aug;44(4):937-52, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.06.015. PMID: 21819881

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Prognosis

Imaging findings in hypophysitis: a review.

Caranci F, Leone G, Ponsiglione A, Muto M, Tortora F, Muto M, Cirillo S, Brunese L, Cerase A
Radiol Med 2020 Mar;125(3):319-328. Epub 2019 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s11547-019-01120-x. PMID: 31863360

Nonneuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Pituitary Region.

Kaltsas GA, Kolomodi D, Randeva H, Grossman A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Aug 1;104(8):3108-3123. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01871. PMID: 30779850

Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Pituitary Pathology.

Asa SL, Mete O
Endocr Pathol 2018 Jun;29(2):130-136. doi: 10.1007/s12022-018-9521-z. PMID: 29453601

Central nervous system.

Adamson DC, Rasheed BA, McLendon RE, Bigner DD
Cancer Biomark 2010;9(1-6):193-210. doi: 10.3233/CBM-2011-0177. PMID: 22112477

Intrasellar arachnoid cysts.

Dubuisson AS, Stevenaert A, Martin DH, Flandroy PP
Neurosurgery 2007 Sep;61(3):505-13; discussion 513. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000290896.69825.40. PMID: 17881962

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Clinical prediction guides

Imaging findings in hypophysitis: a review.

Caranci F, Leone G, Ponsiglione A, Muto M, Tortora F, Muto M, Cirillo S, Brunese L, Cerase A
Radiol Med 2020 Mar;125(3):319-328. Epub 2019 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s11547-019-01120-x. PMID: 31863360

Nonneuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Pituitary Region.

Kaltsas GA, Kolomodi D, Randeva H, Grossman A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Aug 1;104(8):3108-3123. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01871. PMID: 30779850

Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Pituitary Pathology.

Asa SL, Mete O
Endocr Pathol 2018 Jun;29(2):130-136. doi: 10.1007/s12022-018-9521-z. PMID: 29453601

Clinical and biochemical characteristic features of metastatic cancer to the sella turcica: an analytical review.

Al-Aridi R, El Sibai K, Fu P, Khan M, Selman WR, Arafah BM
Pituitary 2014 Dec;17(6):575-87. doi: 10.1007/s11102-013-0542-9. PMID: 24337713

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma.

Azad S, Kudesia S, Chawla N, Azad R, Singhal M, Rai SM, Arora P
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2010 Apr-Jun;53(2):294-6. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.64283. PMID: 20551536

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Recent systematic reviews

Endocrinological outcomes after transcranial resection of tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Martinez-Perez R, Kortz MW, Florez-Perdomo W, Ung TH, Youssef AS
Neurosurg Rev 2022 Jun;45(3):1965-1975. Epub 2022 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01744-0. PMID: 35149901

Salivary gland tissues and derived primary and metastatic neoplasms: unusual pitfalls in the work-up of sellar lesions. A systematic review.

Feola T, Gianno F, De Angelis M, Colonnese C, Esposito V, Giangaspero F, Jaffrain-Rea ML
J Endocrinol Invest 2021 Oct;44(10):2103-2122. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s40618-021-01577-6. PMID: 33939106 Free PMC Article

Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery for Pediatric Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Lee JA, Cooper RL, Nguyen SA, Schlosser RJ, Gudis DA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Aug;163(2):284-292. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.1177/0194599820913637. PMID: 32204653

Gangliocytomas of the sellar region: A challenging diagnosis.

Cossu G, Daniel RT, Messerer M
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Oct;149:122-35. Epub 2016 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.08.002. PMID: 27521460

Endoscopic surgery for tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clark AJ, Jahangiri A, Garcia RM, George JR, Sughrue ME, McDermott MW, El-Sayed IH, Aghi MK
Neurosurg Rev 2013 Jul;36(3):349-59. Epub 2013 Apr 9 doi: 10.1007/s10143-013-0458-x. PMID: 23568697

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PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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