This book presents, in a stepwise and interactive fashion, approximately 75 cases that reflect the wide spectrum of pathology encountered in this region. Each case description commences with a concise clinical scenario. High-quality radiologic, laboratory, and histopathologic images depicting the differentiating features of the lesion subtype in question are then presented, and key operative and clinical management pearls are briefly reviewed. The interdisciplinary nature of this easy-to-use color atlas and textbook reflects the fact that the management of patients with sellar and parasellar lesions is itself often interdisciplinary. The format is unique in that no similar interdisciplinary book is available on lesions of this region of the brain.
Atlas of Sellar and Parasellar Lesions: Clinical, Imaging, and Pathologic Correlations is of great value for practitioners and trainees in a range of medical specialties, including radiology, neurology, endocriniology, pathology, oncology, radiation oncology, and neurosurgery.

Table of contents (75 chapters)

Anatomy of the Sellar and Parasellar Region
Cavallo, Luigi Maria (et al.)
Pages 3-9
Imaging of the Sellar Region
Huang, Raymond Y. (et al.)
Pages 11-21
Pituitary Physiology and Endocrinology
Padilla, Miriam (et al.)
Pages 23-31
Pathology and Molecular Biology of the Pituitary Region
Lopes, M. Beatriz S.
Pages 33-37
The Direct Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach to the Pituitary Gland
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 39-56
Transcranial and Skull Base Surgical Approaches to the Sellar and Parasellar Region
Dunn, Ian F.
Pages 57-68
Radiosurgery of the Sellar and Parasellar Region
Starke, Robert M. (et al.)
Pages 69-87
The Normal Pituitary Gland
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 91-98
Pituitary Hyperplasia
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 101-105
Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 109-119
Prolactinomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 121-127
Somatotroph (GH) Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 129-141
Corticotroph (ACTH) Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 143-153
Silent Corticotroph (ACTH) Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 155-159
Thyrotroph (TSH) Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 161-165
Gonadotroph Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 167-170
Pituitary Apoplexy
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 171-178
Atypical Pituitary Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 179-185
Pituitary Carcinoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 187-190
Ectopic Pituitary Adenomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 191-193
Craniopharyngiomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 197-210
Rathke Cleft Cysts
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 211-225
Xanthogranuloma of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 227-230
Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 231-235
Sellar Region Arachnoid Cysts
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 237-243
Sellar Region Epidermoid and Dermoid Cysts
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 245-250
Colloid Cysts of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 251-255
Meningioma of the Sellar and Parasellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 259-269
Hemangiopericytoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 271-274
Schwannomas of the Sellar and Parasellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 275-280
Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 281-288
Hemangioblastomas of the Sellar and Suprasellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 289-293
Cavernous Sinus Cavernous Hemangiomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 295-298
Optic Pathway (Opticochiasmatic) and Hypothalamic Gliomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 299-303
Pituicytomas and Sellar Ependymomas
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 305-309
Granular Cell Tumors
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 311-315
Germ Cell Tumors of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 317-323
Olfactory Neuroblastoma and Sellar Neuroblastoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 325-329
Hypothalamic Hamartoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 331-335
Plasmacytoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 337-342
Lymphoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 343-346
Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 347-354
Spindle Cell Oncocytoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 355-358
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinuses
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 359-365
Sinonasal Melanoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 367-371
Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 373-376
Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma (SNUC)
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 377-380
Fibrosarcoma of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 381-385
Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA)
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 387-390
Metastatic Tumors to the Pituitary Gland
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 391-399
Spontaneous Abscess of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 403-406
Invasive Fungal Sinusitis and Fungal Abscess of the Sella
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 407-410
Mucocele and Mucopyocele
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 411-414
Sellar Tuberculosis
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 415-418
Neurocysticercosis of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 419-422
Granulomatous Conditions of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 423-433
Inflammatory Hypophysitis
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 435-442
Demyelinating Diseases: Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 443-446
Cerebral Aneurysms with Intrasellar Extension
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 449-456
Arteriovenous Malformations
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 457-459
Cavernous Malformations (Angiomas) of the Sellar and Suprasellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 461-464
Vascular Fistulas of the Sellar and Parasellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 465-468
Carotid Artery Dolichoectasia and Kissing Internal Carotid Arteries
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 469-471
Sheehan's Pituitary Infarction
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 473-475
Persistent Trigeminal Artery of the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 477-479
Meningoceles and Encephaloceles
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 483-488
Empty Sella Syndrome
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 489-492
Pituitary Hypoplasia and Other Midline Developmental Anomalies
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 493-496
Duplication of the Pituitary Gland
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 497-499
Fibrous Dysplasia
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 501-504
Basilar Impression and Invagination
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 505-507
Traumatic Injury of the Sellar Region, Pituitary Stalk Disruption, and Posttraumatic Anosmia
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 511-515
Spontaneous, Traumatic, and Postoperative CSF Rhinorrhea
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 517-523
Pseudoaneurysms of the Internal Carotid Artery in the Sellar Region
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)
Pages 525-527
Iatrogenic Pituitary Abscess
Zada, Gabriel (et al.)