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Tuberculum sellae meningioma

MedGen UID:
277835
•Concept ID:
C1336829
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Meningioma of the Tuberculum Sellae; meningioma of the tuberculum sellae; Meningioma of Tuberculum Sellae; meningioma of tuberculum sellae; sella turcica neoplasm of tuberculum sellae; Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma; tuberculum sellae meningioma; tuberculum sellae sella turcica neoplasm
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004339

Definition

A meningioma that arises from the tuberculum sellae. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculum sellae meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Microsurgical management of tuberculum sellae meningiomas by the frontolateral approach: surgical technique and visual outcome.
Li-Hua C, Ling C, Li-Xu L
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2011 Jan;113(1):39-47. Epub 2010 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.08.019. PMID: 20947247

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficiency and safety of optic canal unroofing in tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Lin PW, You W, Guo AS, Lin ZR, Wang YZ
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Sep 12;46(1):240. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02151-9. PMID: 37698750Free PMC Article
International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Preoperative Grading Scale to Predict Outcomes and Propensity-Matched Outcomes by Endonasal Versus Transcranial Approach.
Magill ST, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT, Gardner PA, Heilman CB, Sen C, Akagami R, Cappabianca P, Prevedello DM, McDermott MW; International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1271-1284. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002581. PMID: 37418417
International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Surgical Outcomes and Management Trends.
Magill ST, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT, Gardner PA, Heilman CB, Sen C, Akagami R, Cappabianca P, Prevedello DM, McDermott MW; International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study Authors
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1259-1270. Epub 2023 Jun 30 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002569. PMID: 37389475
Contralateral subfrontal approach for tuberculum sellae meningioma: techniques and clinical outcomes.
Kim YJ, Moon KS, Jang WY, Jung TY, Kim IY, Jung S
J Neurosurg 2023 Mar 1;138(3):598-609. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.3171/2022.5.JNS212899. PMID: 35901684
Surgical Management of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: Our Experience and Review of the Literature.
Sankhla SK, Jayashankar N, Khan MA, Khan GM
Neurol India 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1592-1600. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333529. PMID: 34979648

Diagnosis

Endoscopic endonasal resection of coexisting pituitary adenoma and meningioma: Two cases' report and literature review.
Bao YY, Wu X, Ding H, Hong T
Neurochirurgie 2021 Nov;67(6):611-617. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2021.02.004. PMID: 33652068
Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas in Pregnancy: 3 Cases Treated in the Second Trimester and Literature Review.
Mallari RJ, Thakur JD, Griffiths C, Krauss H, Eisenberg A, Barkhoudarian G, Kelly DF
World Neurosurg 2020 Nov;143:268-275. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.198. PMID: 32758650
Anatomical Origin of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: Off-Midline Location and Its Clinical Implications.
Lee S, Hong SH, Cho YH, Kim JH, Kim CJ
World Neurosurg 2016 May;89:552-61. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.02.016. PMID: 26875651
Frontobasal Midline Meningiomas: Is It Right To Shed Doubt on the Transcranial Approaches? Updates and Review of the Literature.
Ruggeri AG, Cappelletti M, Fazzolari B, Marotta N, Delfini R
World Neurosurg 2016 Apr;88:374-382. Epub 2015 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.002. PMID: 26555506
Prognostic factors of postoperative visual outcomes in tuberculum sellae meningioma.
Kim TW, Jung S, Jung TY, Kim IY, Kang SS, Kim SH
Br J Neurosurg 2008 Apr;22(2):231-4. doi: 10.1080/02688690701772405. PMID: 18348019

Therapy

The endoscope-assisted supraorbital "keyhole" approach for anterior skull base meningiomas: an updated meta-analysis.
Khan DZ, Muskens IS, Mekary RA, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Helmy AE, Reisch R, Broekman MLD, Marcus HJ
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021 Mar;163(3):661-676. Epub 2020 Sep 5 doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04544-x. PMID: 32889640Free PMC Article
Olfactory groove and tuberculum sellae meningioma resection by endoscopic endonasal approach versus transcranial approach: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Lu VM, Goyal A, Rovin RA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Nov;174:13-20. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.08.029. PMID: 30193170
Contralateral Transcranial Approach to Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: Long-Term Visual Outcomes and Recurrence Rates.
Engelhardt J, Namaki H, Mollier O, Monteil P, Penchet G, Cuny E, Loiseau H
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:e1066-e1074. Epub 2018 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.166. PMID: 29864568
Utility of 3-Dimensional-Printed Models in Enhancing the Learning Curve of Surgery of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma.
Lin QS, Lin YX, Wu XY, Yao PS, Chen P, Kang DZ
World Neurosurg 2018 May;113:e222-e231. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.215. PMID: 29432945
Extended transsphenoidal approach for tuberculum sellae meningioma--what are the optimum and critical indications?
Ogawa Y, Tominaga T
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2012 Apr;154(4):621-6. Epub 2012 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00701-011-1266-0. PMID: 22231779

Prognosis

International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Preoperative Grading Scale to Predict Outcomes and Propensity-Matched Outcomes by Endonasal Versus Transcranial Approach.
Magill ST, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT, Gardner PA, Heilman CB, Sen C, Akagami R, Cappabianca P, Prevedello DM, McDermott MW; International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1271-1284. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002581. PMID: 37418417
Tuberculum sellae meningioma surgery: visual outcomes and surgical aspects of contralateral approach.
Voznyak O, Lytvynenko A, Maydannyk O, Ilyuk R, Zinkevych Y, Hryniv N
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Apr;44(2):995-1001. Epub 2020 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01278-3. PMID: 32180047
Interdural course of the ophthalmic artery in the optic canal.
Tayebi Meybodi A, Borba Moreira L, Lawton MT, Eschbacher JM, Belykh EG, Felicella MM, Preul MC
J Neurosurg 2020 Jan 1;132(1):277-283. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.3171/2018.6.JNS18856. PMID: 30611145
Olfactory groove and tuberculum sellae meningioma resection by endoscopic endonasal approach versus transcranial approach: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Lu VM, Goyal A, Rovin RA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Nov;174:13-20. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.08.029. PMID: 30193170
Anatomical Origin of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: Off-Midline Location and Its Clinical Implications.
Lee S, Hong SH, Cho YH, Kim JH, Kim CJ
World Neurosurg 2016 May;89:552-61. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.02.016. PMID: 26875651

Clinical prediction guides

International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Preoperative Grading Scale to Predict Outcomes and Propensity-Matched Outcomes by Endonasal Versus Transcranial Approach.
Magill ST, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT, Gardner PA, Heilman CB, Sen C, Akagami R, Cappabianca P, Prevedello DM, McDermott MW; International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1271-1284. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002581. PMID: 37418417
International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Surgical Outcomes and Management Trends.
Magill ST, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT, Gardner PA, Heilman CB, Sen C, Akagami R, Cappabianca P, Prevedello DM, McDermott MW; International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study Authors
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1259-1270. Epub 2023 Jun 30 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002569. PMID: 37389475
Surgical Management of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: Our Experience and Review of the Literature.
Sankhla SK, Jayashankar N, Khan MA, Khan GM
Neurol India 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1592-1600. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333529. PMID: 34979648
Anatomical Origin of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: Off-Midline Location and Its Clinical Implications.
Lee S, Hong SH, Cho YH, Kim JH, Kim CJ
World Neurosurg 2016 May;89:552-61. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.02.016. PMID: 26875651
Endoscopic endonasal approach for a tuberculum sellae meningioma.
Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Nieto C, Gardner PA, Snyderman CH
J Neurosurg 2012 Jan;32 Suppl:E8. PMID: 22251256

Recent systematic reviews

Efficiency and safety of optic canal unroofing in tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Lin PW, You W, Guo AS, Lin ZR, Wang YZ
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Sep 12;46(1):240. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02151-9. PMID: 37698750Free PMC Article
Evolving Strategies for Resection of Sellar/Parasellar Synchronous Tumors via Endoscopic Endonasal Approach: A Technical Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Roethlisberger M, Jayapalan RR, Hostettler IC, Bin Abd Kadir KA, Mun KS, Brand Y, Mariani L, Prepageran N, Waran V
World Neurosurg 2020 Jan;133:381-391.e2. Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.102. PMID: 31476461
Olfactory groove and tuberculum sellae meningioma resection by endoscopic endonasal approach versus transcranial approach: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Lu VM, Goyal A, Rovin RA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Nov;174:13-20. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.08.029. PMID: 30193170
The endoscopic endonasal approach is not superior to the microscopic transcranial approach for anterior skull base meningiomas-a meta-analysis.
Muskens IS, Briceno V, Ouwehand TL, Castlen JP, Gormley WB, Aglio LS, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, van Furth WR, Smith TR, Mekary RA, Broekman MLD
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018 Jan;160(1):59-75. Epub 2017 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3390-y. PMID: 29127655Free PMC Article

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