Table 1.
Diagnosis and demographics in 116 patients with sellar masses other than pituitary adenomas
| Major etiologic groups | MAL (Malignancies) | CYS (Cysts) | BEN (Benign lesions) | INF (Inflammation/ Infection) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Metastasis - pancreas - kidney - lung - prostate |
49 Rathke's Cysts (RC) | 19 Craniopharyngio mas (CF) | 6 Hypophysitis (HP) | |
| 5 Chordomas | 12 Arachnoid cysts | 4 Meningiomas | 1 Sphenoid Sinusitis | |
| 2 Chondrosarcomas clivus | 1 Suprasellar cyst | 1 Clivus Hemangioma | 1 Chronic Infection | |
| 2 Germinomas | 1 Ependymoma | 1 Pituitary Hyperplasia | ||
| 1 SNUC* | 1 Fibrous Dysplasia | |||
| 1 Inverted Papilloma | ||||
| 1 Osteogenic sarcoma | ||||
| 1 Squamous carcinoma** | ||||
| 1 Fibrosarcoma | ||||
| Age (±SD) | 55±14*** | 42±16 | 47±21 | 39±13 |
| M/F | 8/11 | 20/42 | 13/12 | 4/6 |
| N= 116 (%) | 19 (16) | 62 (53) | 25 (22) | 10 (9) |
*
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma
**
Invasive squamous carcinoma with features of sinonasal origin
***
p<0.01 vs. group CYS or INF