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INCIDENTAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARTIAL EMPTY SELLA ON CBCT: TWO CASE REPORTS

KIBT İLE TESADÜFEN BULUNAN PARSİYEL EMPTY SELLA TANISI: İKİ VAKA RAPORU

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553–556
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Accordingto MRI findings, definitive diagnosis was partial emptysella syndrome.Maxillofacial radiologists should be aware of this kindof abnormalities while reporting the entire FOV.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Empty sella syndrome is defined as a herniation of thesubarachnoid space within sella, hence, flattening ofthe pituitary gland.
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Key Findings & Data:In addition to clinicalexamination two patients (37 year old male, 70 yearold female) were imaged using panoramicradiography, cone beam computed tomography andmagnetic resonance imaging.
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Conclusion & Impact:Accordingto MRI findings, definitive diagnosis was partial emptysella syndrome.Maxillofacial radiologists should be aware of this kindof abnormalities while reporting the entire FOV.
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Abstract

Empty sella syndrome is defined as a herniation of thesubarachnoid space within sella, hence, flattening ofthe pituitary gland. Most of the empty sella cases arefound incidentally which this syndrome can be easilymissed during maxillofacial radiological examinations.The aim of this paper is to describe two cases ofpartial empty sella and discuss the differentialdiagnosis for this condition.Both patients administered to our clinic with pain inthe forehead and maxilla. In addition to clinicalexamination two patients (37 year old male, 70 yearold female) were imaged using panoramicradiography, cone beam computed tomography andmagnetic resonance imaging. Panoramic radiographiesshowed no findings in terms of empty sella. However,in CBCT imaging, both patients showed an expansionin the sella turcica and protrusion into sphenoid sinus.These were more precisely located using 3D CTreconstructions. MR imaging showed intermediantsignal on T1-weighted images and high signal on T2-weighted images. MRI findings showed the partialanterior prolapsus of pituitary gland with cerebrospinalfluid leak in posterior border of sella turcica. Accordingto MRI findings, definitive diagnosis was partial emptysella syndrome.Maxillofacial radiologists should be aware of this kindof abnormalities while reporting the entire FOV.

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Empty sella sendromu, subaraknoid bölgenin sella içerisine herniyasyonu bundan dolayı da hipofiz bezinin düzleşmesi olarak tanımlanmıştır. Bir çok empty sella vakası tesadüfen tespit edildiği için bu sendrom maksillofasiyal radyolojik inceleme sırasında kolaylıkla gözden kaçabilir. Bu makalenin amacı iki parsiyel empty sella vakasını sunmak ve bu durum ile ilgili ayırıcı tanıları tartışmaktır. Her iki hasta da maksilla ve alın bölgesinde ağrı ile kliniğimize başvurdu. Klinik muayeneye ek olarak her iki hastadan da (37 yaş erkek, 70 yaş kadın) panoramik radyograf, konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi ve manyetik rezonans görüntüleme ile görüntüler alındı. Panoramik radyografide empty sellaya ilişkin herhangi bir bulguya rastlanmadı. Ancak, KIBT görüntülerinde her iki hastada da sella tursikada ekspansiyon ve sfenoid sinüs içerisine protrüzyon görüldü. Bu bulgular 3 boyutlu rekonstrüksiyon görüntülerinde tam olarak lokalize edildi. Manyetik rezonans görüntülemede T1 ağırlıklı görüntülerde orta düzeyde sinyal ve T2 ağırlıklı görüntülerde ise yüksek sinyal alındı. MRG bulguları sella tursikanın arka sınırında serebrospinal sıvı sızıntısı ile birlikte hipofiz bezinin parsiyel anterior prolapsusu olduğunu gösterdi. MRG bulguları ile parsiyel empty sella kesin tanısı kondu. Maksillofasiyal radyologlar görüntüleme alanına giren tüm yapıları rapor ederken bu tip patolojilere de dikkat etmelidirler.

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KOLSUZ, M. E., ORHAN, K., EREN, H. (2022). INCIDENTAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARTIAL EMPTY SELLA ON CBCT: TWO CASE REPORTS. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 4, 553–556. https://ajindex.com/articles/451954

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