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Table 1 Literature review of reported cases of HBL confirmed by histopathology in the sellar region

From: Manifestation of a sellar hemangioblastoma due to pituitary apoplexy: a case report

Case

Reference

Age (years), sex

Symptoms

Location

VHL

Surgery for sellar HBL

Follow-up

1

[15]

84, M

None

Intrasellar (anterior lobe)

Yes

None, autoptic finding

NA

2

[16]

26, M

Blurred vision, headache, ataxia

Intrasellar (anterior lobe)

Yes

None, autoptic finding

NA

3

[17]

19, M

Nausea, vertigo, ataxia

Suprasellar

Yes

Total resection

NA

4

[18]

19, F

Headache, amenorrhea-galactorrhea

Pituitary stalk

No

Total resection

Panhypopituitarism

5

[2]

35, F

Headache, amenorrhea, diabetes insipidus

Pituitary stalk

No

Yes, details NA

NA

6

[9]

60, F

Partial hemianopsia

Suprasellar

Yes

None, gamma knife radiosurgery

Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone at 22-month follow-up

7

[19]

11, F

Headache, bitemporal hemianopsia, adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone deficiency

Intrasellar

Yes

Subtotal resection and adjuvant radiosurgery

Headache improved, no residual tumor, panhypopituitarism

8

[20]

57, F

Diplopia, sixth nerve palsy

Intrasellar and sphenoid sinus

No

Subtotal resection

Partial improvement of sixth nerve palsy

9

[21]

20, F

Panhypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus

Suprasellar and pituitary stalk

Yes

Total resection

Stable panhypopituitarism, no residual tumor at 53-month follow-up

10

[22]

33, F

Irregular menses

Pituitary stalk

Yes

Subtotal resection

No neurological deficits or pituitary dysfunction, stable residual tumor at six-month follow-up

11

[23]

62, M

Visual disturbance

Suprasellar

No

Total resection

NA

12

[24]

60, M

Bitemporal hemianopsia, panhypopituitarism

Intrasellar and suprasellar

No

Transsphenoidal biopsy

NA

13

[25]

40, F

Oligomenorrhea, cognitive impairment

Intrasellar and suprasellar

Yes

Subtotal resection and gamma knife radiosurgery

NA

14

[26]

54, M

Headache, visual loss

Suprasellar

No

Total resection

Partial improvement of visual loss, no tumor recurrence at five-year follow-up

15

[26]

38, M

Headache, visual loss

Suprasellar

Yes

Subtotal resection

NA

16

[1]

51, F

Blurred vision

Pituitary stalk

Yes

Total resection

Panhypopituitarism, visual acuity improved

17

[27]

59, F

Fatigue, visual loss

Suprasellar

NS

Total resection

Panhypopituitarism, no tumor recurrence at three-year follow-up

18

Present case

80, F

Headache, bitemporal hemianopsia, hypocortisolism

Intrasellar

No

Total resection

Headache subsided, visual field deficits improved, panhypopituitarism, no tumor recurrence at 16-month follow-up

  1. F: female patient; M: male patient; NA: not available.