A multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of young patients with suprasellar osteochondroma

Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Mar;34(3):559-563. doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3619-3. Epub 2017 Oct 24.

Abstract

Background: Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor; intracranial osteochondroma is a very rare finding in the neurosurgical literature and most of them arise from the skull base.

Case report: We report a case of suprasellar ostheocondroma in a 16-year-old female, with its CT and MRI appearances, which caused visual deficits, resolved after surgery.

Discussion: To our knowledge, this is the fifth case of osteochondroma affecting the suprasellar region that has been reported, with all the characteristic features of this tumor: optic chiasmal syndrome, intralesional calcifications, cartilage cap, and contrast enhancement.

Conclusion: Multidiscplinary teams, including a neuro-ophthalmologist, endocrinologist, neuroradiologist, neurosurgeon, and neuropathologist are needed for correct treatment of the disease and appropriate follow-up.

Keywords: Multidisciplinary approach; Neuroimaging; Osteochondroma; Suprasellar.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Osteochondroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteochondroma / surgery*
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Treatment Outcome