A rare case of paraganglioma of the sella with bone metastases

K P Haresh; R Prabhakar; K D Anand Rajan; D N Sharma; P K Julka; G K Rath

doi:10.1007/s11102-008-0099-1

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A rare case of paraganglioma of the sella with bone metastases

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A rare case of paraganglioma of the sella with bone metastases

K P Haresh, R Prabhakar, K D Anand Rajan, D N Sharma, P K Julka and G K Rath

Pituitary, Vol.12(3), pp.276-279

2009

DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0099-1

PMID: 18320326

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Abstract

Sellar paragangliomas are very rare lesions with only 11 previous cases described in the literature. We present a further case of sellar paraganglioma. The patient is a 17-year-old man who developed headache, visual blurring, and diplopia. MRI showed a sellar lesion. Trans-nasal trans-sphenoid biopsy showed features of paraganglioma. He was treated by Stereotactic radiotherapy. Four months after treatment he developed bone metastases which was palliated by radiation, zoledronic acid, and chemotherapy. This is the first case of sellar paraganglioma showing metastases to bone.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Paraganglioma - radiotherapy

Neoplasm Metastasis

Paraganglioma - pathology

Humans

Adolescent

Bone Neoplasms - secondary

Paraganglioma - drug therapy

Male

Paraganglioma - diagnosis

Sella Turcica - pathology

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Title: Subtitle: A rare case of paraganglioma of the sella with bone metastases
Creators: K P Haresh - Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India. kpharesh@rediffmail.com
R Prabhakar
K D Anand Rajan
D N Sharma
P K Julka
G K Rath
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pituitary, Vol.12(3), pp.276-279
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0099-1
PMID: 18320326
ISSN: 1386-341X
eISSN: 1573-7403
Language: English
Date published: 2009
Academic Unit: Pathology
Record Identifier: 9984047706902771

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