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Abnormal sella turcica morphology

MedGen UID:
867389
•Concept ID:
C4021754
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the sella turcica
 
HPO: HP:0002679

Definition

Abnormality of the sella turcica, a saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone at the base of the human skull. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of new three-dimensional model using a zero-echo-time sequence in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.
Inoue A, Kohno S, Nishida N, Suehiro S, Matsumoto S, Nishikawa M, Ozaki S, Nakamura Y, Shigekawa S, Watanabe H, Senba H, Matsuura B, Ohnishi T, Kunieda T
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 Mar;190:105743. Epub 2020 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105743. PMID: 32113079
Isolated Unilateral Frontosphenoidal Suture Synostosis in Six Patients: Lessons Learned in Diagnosis and Treatment.
Lloyd MS, Rodrigues D, Nishikawa H, White N, Solanki G, Noons P, Evans M, Dover S
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jun;27(4):871-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002559. PMID: 27152571
Diagnosis and management of pituitary abscess: a review of twenty-four cases.
Vates GE, Berger MS, Wilson CB
J Neurosurg 2001 Aug;95(2):233-41. doi: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.2.0233. PMID: 11780892

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Anatomical features of sella turcica with comprehensive literature review.
Önal V, Evren A, Chatzioglou GON, Tellioğlu AM
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2023;69(8):e20230402. Epub 2023 Aug 21 doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20230402. PMID: 37610928Free PMC Article
Sella Turcica Morphology on Cephalometric Radiographs and Dental Abnormalities-Is There Any Association?-Systematic Review.
Jankowski T, Jedliński M, Grocholewicz K, Janiszewska-Olszowska J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Apr 22;18(9) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094456. PMID: 33922272Free PMC Article
Sella turcica bridging and ossified carotico-clinoid ligament: Correlation with sex and age.
Gibelli D, Cellina M, Gibelli S, Panzeri M, Oliva AG, Termine G, Sforza C
Neuroradiol J 2018 Jun;31(3):299-304. Epub 2018 Jan 11 doi: 10.1177/1971400917751036. PMID: 29323624Free PMC Article
Sella turcica bridging and dental anomalies: is there an association?
Scribante A, Sfondrini MF, Cassani M, Fraticelli D, Beccari S, Gandini P
Int J Paediatr Dent 2017 Nov;27(6):568-573. Epub 2017 Apr 7 doi: 10.1111/ipd.12301. PMID: 28387468
Association between sella turcica bridging and palatal canine impaction.
Ali B, Shaikh A, Fida M
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2014 Oct;146(4):437-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2014.06.010. PMID: 25263146

Diagnosis

Case 299: Sellar Spine.
Radmanesh A, Young MG
Radiology 2022 Mar;302(3):724-728. doi: 10.1148/radiol.203443. PMID: 35196175
Neuroimaging of the Pituitary Gland: Practical Anatomy and Pathology.
Chapman PR, Singhal A, Gaddamanugu S, Prattipati V
Radiol Clin North Am 2020 Nov;58(6):1115-1133. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.07.009. PMID: 33040852
Pituitary incidentaloma.
Orija IB, Weil RJ, Hamrahian AH
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 Feb;26(1):47-68. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.07.003. PMID: 22305452
Septo-optic dysplasia.
Ferran Kd, Paiva IA, Gilban DL, Resende M, Souza MA, Beserra IC, Guimarães MM
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2010 Jun;68(3):400-5. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000300014. PMID: 20602044
Neuro-osteology.
Kjaer I
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1998;9(2):224-44. doi: 10.1177/10454411980090020501. PMID: 9603237

Therapy

Take It with a Grain of Salt.
Phadke N, Lebastchi J, Torre M, Dunn I, Vaidya A
N Engl J Med 2018 Nov 22;379(21):e38. doi: 10.1056/NEJMimc1716086. PMID: 30462930
Pituitary incidentaloma.
Orija IB, Weil RJ, Hamrahian AH
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 Feb;26(1):47-68. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.07.003. PMID: 22305452
Maxillary and sella turcica morphology in newborns with cleft lip and palate.
Nielsen BW, Mølsted K, Kjaer I
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2005 Nov;42(6):610-7. doi: 10.1597/04-104r.1. PMID: 16241172
Sella-Nasion line revisited.
Sarhan OA
J Oral Rehabil 1995 Dec;22(12):905-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1995.tb00239.x. PMID: 9217302
Pituitary adenomas: findings of postoperative MR imaging.
Steiner E, Knosp E, Herold CJ, Kramer J, Stiglbauer R, Staniszewski K, Imhof H
Radiology 1992 Nov;185(2):521-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.185.2.1410366. PMID: 1410366

Prognosis

Associations among palatal impaction of canine, sella turcica bridging, and ponticulus posticus (atlas arcuate foramen).
Dadgar S, Alimohamadi M, Rajabi N, Rakhshan V, Sobouti F
Surg Radiol Anat 2021 Jan;43(1):93-99. Epub 2020 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02548-x. PMID: 32816070
Associations among sella turcica bridging, atlas arcuate foramen (ponticulus posticus) development, atlas posterior arch deficiency, and the occurrence of palatally displaced canine impaction.
Haji Ghadimi M, Amini F, Hamedi S, Rakhshan V
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017 Mar;151(3):513-520. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.08.024. PMID: 28257736
Clinical and biochemical characteristic features of metastatic cancer to the sella turcica: an analytical review.
Al-Aridi R, El Sibai K, Fu P, Khan M, Selman WR, Arafah BM
Pituitary 2014 Dec;17(6):575-87. doi: 10.1007/s11102-013-0542-9. PMID: 24337713
Correlation between 3-dimensional facial morphology and mandibular movement during maximum mouth opening and closing.
Kim DS, Choi SC, Lee SS, Heo MS, Huh KH, Hwang SJ, Yi WJ
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2010 Nov;110(5):648-56. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2010.06.007. PMID: 20955952
Neuro-osteology.
Kjaer I
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1998;9(2):224-44. doi: 10.1177/10454411980090020501. PMID: 9603237

Clinical prediction guides

Topographic Anatomy and Pneumatization of the Posterior Clinoid Process in Chiari Type I Malformation.
Alpergin BC, Eroglu U, Zaimoglu M, Kılınç MC, Özpişkin ÖM, Erdin E, Beger O
World Neurosurg 2024 May;185:e767-e773. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.02.130. PMID: 38431212
Sella turcica morphology in patients with genetic syndromes: A systematic review.
Roomaney IA, Chetty M
Orthod Craniofac Res 2021 May;24(2):194-205. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12426. PMID: 32920986
Sella turcica morphology and the pituitary gland-a new contribution to craniofacial diagnostics based on histology and neuroradiology.
Kjær I
Eur J Orthod 2015 Feb;37(1):28-36. Epub 2012 Nov 16 doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjs091. PMID: 23159420
Clinical and biochemical characteristic features of metastatic cancer to the sella turcica: an analytical review.
Al-Aridi R, El Sibai K, Fu P, Khan M, Selman WR, Arafah BM
Pituitary 2014 Dec;17(6):575-87. doi: 10.1007/s11102-013-0542-9. PMID: 24337713
Prenatal traces of aberrant neurofacial growth.
Kjaer I
Acta Odontol Scand 1998 Dec;56(6):326-30. doi: 10.1080/000163598428257. PMID: 10066110

Recent systematic reviews

Suprasellar Mature Cystic Teratoma Mimicking Rathke's Cleft Cyst: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Jiang S, Wang Z, You Y, Wang R, Bao X
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:731088. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.731088. PMID: 34659119Free PMC Article
Sella Turcica Morphology on Cephalometric Radiographs and Dental Abnormalities-Is There Any Association?-Systematic Review.
Jankowski T, Jedliński M, Grocholewicz K, Janiszewska-Olszowska J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Apr 22;18(9) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094456. PMID: 33922272Free PMC Article
Sella turcica morphology in patients with genetic syndromes: A systematic review.
Roomaney IA, Chetty M
Orthod Craniofac Res 2021 May;24(2):194-205. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12426. PMID: 32920986
Intrasellar cysticercosis: a systematic review.
Del Brutto OH, Del Brutto VJ
Acta Neurol Belg 2013 Sep;113(3):225-7. Epub 2013 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s13760-013-0199-1. PMID: 23605125
Cerebral aneurysms with intrasellar extension: a systematic review of clinical, anatomical, and treatment characteristics.
Hanak BW, Zada G, Nayar VV, Thiex R, Du R, Day AL, Laws ER
J Neurosurg 2012 Jan;116(1):164-78. Epub 2011 Nov 4 doi: 10.3171/2011.9.JNS11380. PMID: 22054212

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