EXPORT CITATION

Chapter-124 Pituitary Tumours, Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions

BOOK TITLE: Ramamurthi and Tandon’s Textbook of Neurosurgery (3 Volumes)

Author
1. Chacko Geeta
ISBN
9789350250723
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10307_124
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1. Sciences and Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore 632 004 Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter keywords

Abstract

This chapter provides detail description of Pituitary tumours, sellar and suprasellar lesions. Chapter has 5 well illustrated diagrams and pictures. Pituitary adenoma, lesions of the sella turcica, adenomas of specific cell type, growth hormone cell adenoma, prolactin cell adenoma, adenoma producing growth hormone and prolactin, WHO classification of pituitary adenomas, adrenocorticotropic hormone cell adenomas, null cell adenomas, invasion and malignancy in pituitary adenomas, markers of biological behavior of pituitary adenomas, molecular pathology: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, craniopharyngioma, pituicytoma and granular cell tumor, spindle cell oncocytoma of the adenohypophysis, post-irradiation sarcoma, non-neoplastic lesions of the sella turcica are described in detail. 3 tables are included to highlight lesions of sella turcica, WHO classification of pituitary adenomas and ultra structural features of pituitary adenomas. 57 references are included at the end of the chapter to facilitate further reading.

Related Books

© 2019 Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD.   |   All Rights Reserved