Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회지)

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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Granular Cell Tumor of the Neurohypophysis: A Case Report with Magnetic Resonance and CT Imaging Findings

증례 보고: 신경뇌하수체에 생긴 과립세포종양의 전산화단층촬영과 자기공명영상 소견

  • Choo, Ka-Yeon (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Jin (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Youn-Soo (Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeun, Sin-Soo (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, So-Lyung (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Soo (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Kook-Jin (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
  • 추가연 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과학교실) ;
  • 이선진 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과학교실) ;
  • 이연수 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 병리과학교실) ;
  • 전신수 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 정소령 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과학교실) ;
  • 김범수 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과학교실) ;
  • 안국진 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과학교실)
  • Published : 2011.11.01
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Abstract

A granular cell tumor (GCT) usually occurs as a small, solitary, nodular tumor and is more prevalent in adult females. The authors report the magnetic resonance (MR) and CT imaging findings in a 61-year-old woman with GCT of the neurohypophysis presenting with a history of reduced visual acuity in her right eye. MR images showed a suprasellar mass with an isointense signal on a T1-weighted image and an hypointense signal on a T2-weighted image. The histopathological examination revealed a granular cell tumor. In this article, the MR and CT imaging findings of GCT of the neurohypophysis with the literature reviews are discussed.

과립세포종양은 보통 작은 단발성의 결정성 종양으로 여성에서 더 흔하게 발생한다. 저자들은 우안의 시력 감소를 주소로 내원한 신경뇌하수체의 과립세포종양으로 확진된 증례를 경험하였기에 MRI와 CT 영상 소견을 보고하고자 한다.

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