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Published in: Pituitary 2/2012

01-06-2012

Sellar plasmacytomas: a concise review

Authors: Rene Joukhadar, Ken Chiu

Published in: Pituitary | Issue 2/2012

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Abstract

The diagnosis of a sellar plasmacytoma is often missed and is mistaken for a non functioning pituitary adenoma. We reviewed the literature on reported cases of sellar plasmacytoma in order to identify its clinical presentation, laboratory, radiological and pathological characteristics. We describe the management of these cases after the correct diagnosis was made and provide insight to preoperative diagnosis of this entity. Preoperative diagnosis may help avoid unnecessary surgical resection of an otherwise radiosensitive tumor. We also report and describe in detail a new case of sellar plasmacytoma that we have recently evaluated.
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Metadata
Title
Sellar plasmacytomas: a concise review
Authors
Rene Joukhadar
Ken Chiu
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pituitary / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1386-341X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7403
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-011-0352-x

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