Maria Chiara Zanotti1, Israel Melamed2, Victor Diomin3, Eyal Walter4, Lior Baraf5, Merav Frenkel5, Ilan Shelef6. 1. Institute of Radiology, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 3, 35121, Padova, Italy. mchiara.zanotti@hotmail.it. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Rager Boulevard, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel. 3. Department of Pathology, Soroka University Medical Center, Rager Boulevard, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel. 4. Department of Ophtalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Rager Boulevard, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel. 5. Department of Endocrinology, Soroka University Medical Center, Rager Boulevard, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel. 6. Department of Radiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Rager Boulevard, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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.
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.