Granular cell tumor of the pituitary stalk

S Nishio; I Takeshita; K Yoshimoto; T Yamaguchi

doi:10.1016/s0303-8467(98)00017-1

Granular cell tumor of the pituitary stalk

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1998 Jun;100(2):144-7. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(98)00017-1.

Authors

S Nishio¹, I Takeshita, K Yoshimoto, T Yamaguchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 9746304
DOI: 10.1016/s0303-8467(98)00017-1

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman, who had been treated for Parkinson disease for 2 years, was found to have a suprasellar granular cell tumor. The clinical and pathological features, as well as some of the nosologic problems of this rare tumor of the neurohypophysis are briefly discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Granular Cell Tumor / diagnosis
Granular Cell Tumor / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
Pituitary Gland, Posterior
Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis
Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology*