• Title of article

    Intraoperative Imprint Cytological Diagnosis of Heterotopic Thyroid Presenting as Sellar Mass

  • Author/Authors

    Vasei, M Department of Pathology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Azarpira, N Department of Pathology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Salehi, M Department of Pathology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Farokhi, S School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz

  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    100
  • To page
    102
  • Abstract
    A 43-year-old woman presented with headache, nausea, severe visual impairment and galactorrhea and decreased visual acuity. A 4􀂯3.5􀂯3 cm mass completely filling the sphenoid sinus, elevating the pituitary gland and stalk was observed. The patient underwent transsphenoidal removal of the lesion to alleviate visual loss. The tumor cells showed strong positivity for thyroglobulin and TTF-1. This patient was followed up for 2 years after the operation; the laboratory study and computed tomography showed no lesions. In conclusion, this is a rare benign finding in which complete surgical resection achieves a cure.
  • Keywords
    Sellar mass , Thyroid , Imprint Cytological diagnosis
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Record number

    2431175