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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas

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Published on: January 17, 2018

Pituicytoma.

Rafael Augusto Castro Santiago Brandão¹, Moises Heleno Vieira Braga, Atos Alves de Souza

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Casa Hospital, Faculty of Medical Science of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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Summary

Pituicytomas are rare neurohypophysis tumors originating from pituicytes. Histopathological analysis confirms diagnosis, and surgical resection offers a good prognosis for these distinct tumors.

Keywords:

Glioma hypophysis neurohypophyseal tumor pituicytes pituicytoma pituitary gland pituitary tumors

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Area of Science:

Neuro-oncology
Endocrinology
Pathology

Background:

Pituicytomas are rare tumors originating from pituicytes in the posterior pituitary.
Clinical presentation often mimics pituitary adenomas, necessitating histopathological diagnosis.

Observation:

A 17-year-old patient presented with headache and visual disturbances.
MRI revealed a sellar mass suggestive of pituitary adenoma.

Findings:

Histopathological analysis confirmed the sellar mass as a pituicytoma.
Pituicytomas are distinct from pituitary adenomas despite similar initial presentations.

Implications:

Highlights the importance of histopathology in differentiating pituicytomas from pituitary adenomas.
Transsphenoidal surgical resection is an effective treatment with a favorable prognosis.