[Parasellar paraganglioma: a case report]

Ann Pathol. 2004 Feb;24(1):62-7. doi: 10.1016/s0242-6498(04)93903-x.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 66-Year-old man presented with diplopia, headache and dizziness. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right intrasphenoidal paracavernous mass. A biopsy was performed by endonasal route in the lesion which appeared to be part of the hypophyseal fossa. Histological examination revealed a highly cellular tumoral proliferation, with a variable architecture, of which chief cells were immunoreactive for neuroendocrine markers and spindle-shaped cells positive for PS 100. Morphological features were consistent with the diagnosis of paraganglioma. Our observation is the first case of this rare tumor reported in the French literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paraganglioma / pathology*
  • Sella Turcica