Title of article :
Neurosarcoidosis presenting as a large suprasellar mass: Magnetic resonance imaging findings
Author/Authors :
Rohit Bakshi، نويسنده , , Robert A Fenstermaker، نويسنده , , Vernice E Bates، نويسنده , , T.P Ravichandran، نويسنده , , Sam Goodloe Jr.، نويسنده , , William R Kinkel، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
Abstract :
We present unusual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a case of neurosarcoidosis. MRI revealed a large solitary suprasellar mass which resembled a neoplasm. The lesion was isointense and hyperintense on T1-weighted images, hypointense on T2-weighted images, and intensely homogeneously enhancing. Biopsy revealed a polymorphous inflammatory lesion with giant cells, which extended from the hypothalamus, consistent with neurosarcoidosis. The diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis should be considered in patients presenting with large midline tumor-like suprasellar mass lesions.
Keywords :
Neurosarcoidosis , sarcoidosis , magnetic resonanceimaging , Suprasellar tumors , Hypothalamus
Journal title :
Clinical Imaging
Journal title :
Clinical Imaging