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 43.53 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
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