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Tumors of the Sellar Region

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Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology

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In spite of its reduced dimensions, the sellar region is a complex crossroad where many tissues and cells from many different origins converge. This is the main reason why this region can host such a numerous and heterogeneous group of tumors and pseudotumoral lesions (Table 16.1 ).

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  1. University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    César R. Lacruz MD, PhD, FIAC

  2. University Hospital Extremadura Medical School, Badajoz, Spain

    Javier Sáenz de Santamaría MD, PhD, FIAC

  3. Outpatient Pathology Associates, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Ricardo H. Bardales MD, MIAC

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Lacruz, C.R., Sáenz de Santamaría, J., Bardales, R.H. (2014). Tumors of the Sellar Region. In: Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 13. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8429-5_16

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