Coexistence of a cerebellopontine epidermoid cyst with a pituitary adenoma

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2002 Sep;104(4):364-6. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(02)00003-3.

Abstract

We report on an 18-year-old girl with the coexistence of an epidermoid cyst in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) with a pituitary adenoma. The clinical course and histopathological characteristics were reviewed. The patient presented with headache, vision loss and amenorea. Computerised tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations demonstrated a solid sellar lesion with supra-sellar extension. There was another mass lesion in the CPA with prepontine extension. The tumours were removed surgically. Histopathological examination revealed an epidermoid cyst in the prepontine area and a pituitary adenoma in the sellar region. This has been the second case to be reported in the literature with the coexistence of an epidermoid cyst and a pituitary adenoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / complications*
  • Adolescent
  • Amenorrhea / etiology
  • Cerebellar Diseases / complications*
  • Cerebellar Diseases / pathology
  • Cerebellopontine Angle / pathology*
  • Comorbidity
  • Epidermal Cyst / complications*
  • Epidermal Cyst / pathology
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vision Disorders / etiology