Department of Clinical Laboratory, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Jun 8;12:551493. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.551493. eCollection 2021.
Ependymomas are primary glial tumors arising from cells related to the ependymal lining of the ventricular system. They are classified into at least nine different molecular subtypes according to molecular phenotype, histological morphology, and tumor location. Primary sellar ependymoma is an extremely rare malignancy of the central nervous system, with only 12 known cases reported in humans. We herein report a case of ependymoma located at the pituitary region in a 44-year-old female patient and discuss the molecular subtype, natural history, clinical presentation, radiological findings, histological features, immunohistochemical characteristics, ultrastructural examinations, treatment, and prognosis of sellar ependymoma. This case report may serve as a helpful reference for clinicians and radiologists in clinical practice.
室管膜瘤是起源于脑室系统内的室管膜细胞的原发性神经胶质瘤。根据分子表型、组织形态学和肿瘤位置,它们至少可以分为九个不同的分子亚型。原发性鞍内室管膜瘤是一种极其罕见的中枢神经系统恶性肿瘤,在人类中仅有 12 例已知病例报告。我们在此报告一例位于 44 岁女性患者垂体区域的室管膜瘤病例,并讨论鞍内室管膜瘤的分子亚型、自然史、临床表现、影像学表现、组织学特征、免疫组织化学特征、超微结构检查、治疗和预后。本病例报告可能有助于临床医生和放射科医生在临床实践中参考。