Pituitary Colloid Cyst

J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Mar;28(2):e166-e168. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003142.

Abstract

Colloid cysts appear most commonly in the third ventricle, their occurrence in the sellar region is uncommon. The authors report a female patient with a pituitary colloid cyst. She was diagnosed incidentally with a sellar lesion by a routine paranasal computed tomography examination performed for planning of a dental implant surgery. Radiologic examinations revealed a pituitary lesion that was removed by transnasal transsphenoidal route. Her pathologic examination revealed that the lesion was a colloid cyst. Although rare, colloid cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pituitary lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colloid Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
  • Colloid Cysts / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pituitary Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pituitary Diseases / surgery
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed