Sellar and suprasellar medulloepithelioma

Pediatr Radiol. 2001 Aug;31(8):594-6. doi: 10.1007/s002470100495.

Abstract

Medulloepithelioma is a rare tumour with a very poor prognosis. The most frequent site in the central nervous system is the cerebral hemispheres. Appearances on MRI are very variable, possibly reflecting the divergent forms of differentiation seen at histological examination. We report a rare case of sellar and suprasellar medulloepithelioma in a 2-year-old boy and discuss the imaging, differential diagnosis and pathologic findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / diagnosis
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / pathology*