Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 18, 2026
Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
[Epidermoid cyst in the sella turcica: about a case]
Ghizlane El Mghari1, Bouchra Rafiq1, Nawal El Ansari1
1Service d'Endocrinologie, Diabétologie et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpital Arrazi, CHU Mohammed VI, Laboratoire de Recherche de Pneumo-Cardio-Immunopathologie et Métabolisme (PCIM), Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Marrakech, Université Cadi Ayad, Marrakech, Maroc.
Abstract:
Epidermoid cyst (EC) or cholesteatoma is a benign tumor, often of congenital origin, occurring in the sub-arachnoidian spaces. Its treatment is based on surgery. We report the case of a 38 year-old patient presenting with progressive intracranial hypertension syndrome associated with anterior pituitary insufficiency signs of the corticotropic, thyrotropic, gonadotropic axis occurring 1 year before. Brain MRI showed a craniopharyngioma. Anatomopathologic evaluation of the specimen showed epidermoid cyst.
