Freda P U, Post K D
Department of Medicine, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1999 Mar;28(1):81-117, vi. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8529(05)70058-x.
The differential diagnosis of nonpituitary sellar masses is broad; differentiating among potential etiologies may not always be straightforward because many of these lesions, tumorous and nontumorous, may mimic the clinical, endocrinologic, and radiologic presentations of pituitary adenomas. This article provides an overview of the clinical and radiographic characteristics of both pituitary tumors and the nonpituitary lesions found in the sellar/parasellar region and discusses, in detail, the specific nonpituitary origins of the sellar masses.
非垂体鞍区肿块的鉴别诊断范围广泛；区分潜在病因并非总是一目了然，因为许多这些病变，无论是肿瘤性还是非肿瘤性的，都可能模仿垂体腺瘤的临床、内分泌和影像学表现。本文概述了垂体肿瘤以及鞍区/鞍旁区域发现的非垂体病变的临床和影像学特征，并详细讨论了鞍区肿块的具体非垂体起源。
