Inflamed Symptomatic Sellar Arachnoid Cyst: Case Report
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
; : 28-31, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Sellar arachnoid cysts are rare; an infected arachnoid cyst is extremely rare as only one case has been reported to date in the literature. Here, we report a patient with an infected or inflamed sellar arachnoid cyst that was successfully treated with transsphenoidal surgery (TSA). A 53-year-old female with a history of chronic sinusitis developed a headache 5 months ago, and one month before admission polyuria, polydipsia, and abnormal vaginal bleeding occurred. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a sellar cystic mass with a thickened pituitary stalk. Preoperative hormonal study revealed normal pituitary hormone levels except for a moderate elevation of prolactin. She was diagnosed with diabetes insipidus of the central nervous system origin based on a water-deprivation test. TSA was performed under an impression of symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst according to the MRI findings. Intraoperative findings showed confirmation of turbid intracystic contents, but micro-organisms were unidentified on microbial culture. Pathology of the cyst wall revealed inflamed meningoepithelial lining cells compatible with an arachnoid cyst.
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Asunto principal:
Patología
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Aracnoides
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Hipófisis
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Poliuria
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Prolactina
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Sinusitis
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Hemorragia Uterina
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Sistema Nervioso Central
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Quistes Aracnoideos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Año:
2013
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Article