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A rare case of paraganglioma of the sella with bone metastases

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Sellar paragangliomas are very rare lesions with only 11 previous cases described in the literature. We present a further case of sellar paraganglioma. The patient is a 17-year-old man who developed headache, visual blurring, and diplopia. MRI showed a sellar lesion. Trans-nasal trans-sphenoid biopsy showed features of paraganglioma. He was treated by Stereotactic radiotherapy. Four months after treatment he developed bone metastases which was palliated by radiation, zoledronic acid, and chemotherapy. This is the first case of sellar paraganglioma showing metastases to bone.

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    K. P. Haresh, R. Prabhakar, D. N. Sharma, P. K. Julka & G. K. Rath

  2. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    K. D. Anand Rajan

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Haresh, K.P., Prabhakar, R., Anand Rajan, K.D. et al. A rare case of paraganglioma of the sella with bone metastases. Pituitary 12, 276–279 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-008-0099-1

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