[Granular cell tumor in the region of the hypophysis. Case report]

We present a case of a 60-year old woman with a history of stroke with suspected aneurysm of anterior communicating artery. Angiography of cerebral arteries excluded the presence of an aneurysm. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the presence of a tumour in the area of the sella turcica. The tumour was resected, totally, using fronto-orbital approach. Histopathological examination showed granular cell type. The patient was released from the hospital in good health without any neurological deficits and hormonal disorders. On the basis of our case and reports of other authors we can conclude that benign character, usually with well defined boundaries from surrounding tissue and poorly vascularised, makes it easy to remove and gives good surgical results for this type of tumours.