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Differential diagnosis of sellar masses
1Department of Medicine, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
|April 20, 1999
Abstract:
The differential diagnosis of nonpituitary sellar masses is broad; differentiating among potential etiologies may not always be straightforward because many of these lesions, tumorous and nontumorous, may mimic the clinical, endocrinologic, and radiologic presentations of pituitary adenomas. This article provides an overview of the clinical and radiographic characteristics of both pituitary tumors and the nonpituitary lesions found in the sellar/parasellar region and discusses, in detail, the specific nonpituitary origins of the sellar masses.