Sellar and Suprasellar Granular Cell Tumor of Neurohypophysis
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IntroductIon Granular cell tumor (GCT) of neurohypophysis was first reported by Boyce and Beadles in 1983.[1] In 2016 WHO classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors, GCT of neurohypophysis was defined as a distinct diagnosis.[2] Here, we reported two cases of GCT of neurohypophysis misdiagnosed as pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma. One of the cases was a very rare fully described neurohypophysial GCT which invaded into the right cavernous sinus [Figure 1a and 1b], indicating that the benign tumor might possess aggressive features.
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