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Granular cell tumor of the pituitary fossa. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2002 Aug;111(8):754-8

Date

08/20/2002

Pubmed ID

12184601

DOI

10.1177/000348940211100818

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0036333947 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   13 Citations

Abstract

Although granular cell tumors are relatively common in the head and neck, symptomatic granular cell tumors of the neurohypophysis are extremely rare. Ophthalmologic symptoms are most common, followed by endocrinologic manifestations. We report a case of a granular cell tumor of the pituitary fossa that was surgically treated. The clinical manifestations, radiographic appearance, and surgical management of granular cell tumors of the pituitary fossa are reviewed, as well as the unique histopathology and electron microscopy of this uncommon neoplasm.

Author List

Rhee JS, Wackym PA, Hague K, Wolfe D, King WA

Author

John S. Rhee MD Chair, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

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Diagnosis, Differential
Granular Cell Tumor
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pituitary Gland
Pituitary Neoplasms