para-sellar mass

mnemonic: "SATCHMO"

S: sphenoid sinus tumor
A: aneurysm / adenoma of pituitary
T: teratoid lesion
C: craniopharyngioma
H: hypothalamic glioma / histiocytoma
M: meningioma / mets
O: optic glioma

less common lesions:

germinoma
epidermoid
hamartoma
chordoma
arachnoid cyst

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2002-04-18