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Sellar Schwannoma

MedGen UID:
1670560
•Concept ID:
C4744373
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Sellar Neurilemmoma; Sellar Neurinoma

Definition

An extremely rare schwannoma that arises from the sellar region. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSellar Schwannoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A modified screening protocol for the diagnosis of acoustic neuromas.
Smith IM, Turnbull LW, Sellar RJ, Murray JA, Best JJ
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 1990 Apr;15(2):167-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1990.tb00451.x. PMID: 2350894

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cerebral vasospasm following tumor resection: Illustrative cases and review of the literature.
Williams JD, Lucas S, Breton J, Shah HA, Wong GM, Pérez CF, Pivazyan G, Anaizi AN, Felbaum DR, Deshmukh VR, Dowlati E
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024 Nov;246:108590. Epub 2024 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108590. PMID: 39413698
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
Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery.
Fanous AA, Prasad D, Mathieu D, Fabiano AJ
J Neurosurg Sci 2019 Feb;63(1):61-82. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.17.04210-2. PMID: 28945054
Endocrine implications of neurofibromatosis 1 in childhood.
Bizzarri C, Bottaro G
Horm Res Paediatr 2015;83(4):232-41. Epub 2015 Feb 5 doi: 10.1159/000369802. PMID: 25659607
MR imaging of the sellar and juxtasellar regions.
Johnsen DE, Woodruff WW, Allen IS, Cera PJ, Funkhouser GR, Coleman LL
Radiographics 1991 Sep;11(5):727-58. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.11.5.1947311. PMID: 1947311

Diagnosis

Sellar Tumors.
Schwetye KE, Dahiya SM
Surg Pathol Clin 2020 Jun;13(2):305-329. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2020.02.006. PMID: 32389269
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
Osteochondroma Presenting as a Calcified Mass in the Sellar Region and Review of the Literature.
Sekiguchi K, Tsutsumi S, Arai S, Nonaka S, Suzuki T, Ishii H, Izumi H, Yasumoto Y
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2017 Jul;78(4):380-385. Epub 2016 Nov 30 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1596056. PMID: 27903019
Hearing impairment and pigmentary disturbance.
Beighton P, Ramesar R, Winship I, Viljoen D, Greenberg J, Young K, Curtis D, Sellars S
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1991;630:152-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb19584.x. PMID: 1952586
MR imaging of the sellar and juxtasellar regions.
Johnsen DE, Woodruff WW, Allen IS, Cera PJ, Funkhouser GR, Coleman LL
Radiographics 1991 Sep;11(5):727-58. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.11.5.1947311. PMID: 1947311

Therapy

Cerebral vasospasm following tumor resection: Illustrative cases and review of the literature.
Williams JD, Lucas S, Breton J, Shah HA, Wong GM, Pérez CF, Pivazyan G, Anaizi AN, Felbaum DR, Deshmukh VR, Dowlati E
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024 Nov;246:108590. Epub 2024 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108590. PMID: 39413698
Trends in Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial and Spinal Pathologies: Analysis of the Top 100 Most Cited Articles.
Agrawal M, Mishra S, Garg K, Ranjan M, Kasper E, Rezai A, Agrawal D, Singh M, Kale SS
Neurol India 2023 Mar-Apr;71(Suppl):S39-S48. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.373651. PMID: 37026333
Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery.
Fanous AA, Prasad D, Mathieu D, Fabiano AJ
J Neurosurg Sci 2019 Feb;63(1):61-82. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.17.04210-2. PMID: 28945054
Avoidance of carotid artery injuries in transsphenoidal surgery with the Doppler probe and micro-hook blades.
Dusick JR, Esposito F, Malkasian D, Kelly DF
Neurosurgery 2007 Apr;60(4 Suppl 2):322-8; discussion 328-9. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255408.84269.A8. PMID: 17415170
CT air meatography: review of side effects in 60 patients.
Smith IM, Turnbull LW, Sellar RJ, Murray JA
J Laryngol Otol 1989 Feb;103(2):173-4. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100108369. PMID: 2926263

Prognosis

Using Three-Dimensional Printing to Create Individualized Cranial Nerve Models for Skull Base Tumor Surgery.
Lin J, Zhou Z, Guan J, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Yang Z, Lin B, Jiang Y, Quan X, Ke Y, Xu T
World Neurosurg 2018 Dec;120:e142-e152. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.236. PMID: 30121411
Ultrasound-guided brain surgery: echographic visibility of different pathologies and surgical applications in neurosurgical routine.
Policicchio D, Doda A, Sgaramella E, Ticca S, Veneziani Santonio F, Boccaletti R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018 Jun;160(6):1175-1185. Epub 2018 Apr 19 doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3532-x. PMID: 29675718
Schwannoma in Sellar Region Mimics Invasive Pituitary Macroadenoma: Literature Review With One Case Report.
Kong X, Wu H, Ma W, Li Y, Yang Y, Xing B, Wei J, Yao Y, Gao J, Lian W, Xu Z, Dou W, Ren Z, Su C, Wang R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Mar;95(9):e2931. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002931. PMID: 26945398Free PMC Article
Solitary fibrous tumor of the central nervous system: a 15-year literature survey of 220 cases (August 1996-July 2011).
Bisceglia M, Galliani C, Giannatempo G, Lauriola W, Bianco M, D'angelo V, Pizzolitto S, Vita G, Pasquinelli G, Magro G, Dor DB
Adv Anat Pathol 2011 Sep;18(5):356-92. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e318229c004. PMID: 21841406
Radiosurgery with the first Austrian cobalt-60 Gamma-unit. A one year experience.
Pendl G, Schröttner O, Friehs GM, Legat J, Leber K, Mokry M, Papaefthymiou G, Langmann G
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1994;127(3-4):170-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01808762. PMID: 7942199

Clinical prediction guides

Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery.
Fanous AA, Prasad D, Mathieu D, Fabiano AJ
J Neurosurg Sci 2019 Feb;63(1):61-82. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.17.04210-2. PMID: 28945054
Schwannoma in Sellar Region Mimics Invasive Pituitary Macroadenoma: Literature Review With One Case Report.
Kong X, Wu H, Ma W, Li Y, Yang Y, Xing B, Wei J, Yao Y, Gao J, Lian W, Xu Z, Dou W, Ren Z, Su C, Wang R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Mar;95(9):e2931. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002931. PMID: 26945398Free PMC Article
Endocrine implications of neurofibromatosis 1 in childhood.
Bizzarri C, Bottaro G
Horm Res Paediatr 2015;83(4):232-41. Epub 2015 Feb 5 doi: 10.1159/000369802. PMID: 25659607
Surgically treated brain tumors: a retrospective case series of 10,009 cases at a single institution.
Kim YH, Song SW, Lee JY, Kim JW, Kim YH, Phi JH, Park CK, Kim JE, Kim SK, Paek SH, Chung CK, Wang KC, Kim DG, Jung HW
World Neurosurg 2011 Dec;76(6):555-63. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.04.032. PMID: 22251504
Endoscopically assisted microneurosurgery.
Matula C, Tschabitscher M, Day JD, Reinprecht A, Koos WT
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1995;134(3-4):190-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01417688. PMID: 8748780

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