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Case Reports
. 1979 Oct;8(4):209-12.
doi: 10.1007/BF00974035.

Primary empty sella turcica in children. Report of two familial cases

P Merle, A M Georget, P Goumy, D Jarlot
Case Reports

Primary empty sella turcica in children. Report of two familial cases

P Merle et al. Pediatr Radiol. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

The authors describe cranio-facial deformities found in two sisters and associated with spinal anomalies, short stature and delayed skeletal maturation. The principal radiological features were an enlarged J-shaped sella turcica and intrasellar cisternal herniation. Enlargement of optic foramina and internal acoustic canals were also present. These asymptomatic cases of "empty sella" seem to be part of a general dysplastic syndrome rather than a local disease.

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