Specific imaging features of sellar atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor or the lack of thereof

Table 1 Magnetic resonance imaging features of primary sellar atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor cases confirmed by molecular studies

Ref.	Year	Age	Sex	Imaging features
Georgountzos et al[18]	2024	51	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Zamudio-Coronado et al[19]	2023	60	F	1.3 cm with right cavernous sinus invasion
Aldhafeeri et al[20]	2023	32	M	“Large” with right cavernous sinus invasion
Yu[17]	2023	45	F	1.9 cm × 2.2 cm × 1.8 cm with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Yu[17]	2023	32	F	2.1 cm with right cavernous sinus invasion
Baiano et al[11]	2022	32	F	“Large” with cavernous sinus invasion
Baiano et al[11]	2022	42	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Baiano et al[11]	2022	41	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Baiano et al[11]	2022	50	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Major et al[10]	2022	70	F	1.8 cm × 2.2 cm × 1.7 cm with right cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	47	F	“Large” with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	52	F	“Large” with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	47	M	“Large” with right cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	46	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	45	F	“Large” with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	73	F	“Large” with right cavernous sinus invasion
Duan et al[21]	2022	41	F	“Large” cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Fukuda et al[22]	2021	45	F	“Large” with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Liu et al[9]	2020	43	F	4.5 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Liu et al[9]	2020	52	F	2.8 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Liu et al[9]	2020	50	F	2.7 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Liu et al[9]	2020	29	F	1.9 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Liu et al[9]	2020	80	F	2.2 cm with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Bokhari et al[23]	2020	40	F	2.9 cm × 1.7 cm × 2.3 cm with right cavernous sinus invasion
Madhavan et al[24]	2020	58	F	2.1 cm with 3.1 cm suprasellar extension
Siddiqui et al[25]	2019	55	F	3.5 cm × 1.7 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Asmaro et al[26]	2019	62	F	“Large” cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Lawler and Robertson[27]	2019	27	F	“Large” cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Su and Su[28]	2018	37	F	2.57 cm × 1.96 cm × 3.63 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Nishikawa et al[29]	2018	42	F	1.9 cm × 2.0 cm with left cavernous sinus invasion
Barresi et al[30]	2018	59	F	2.3 cm × 1.2 cm with left cavernous sinus invasion
Huq et al[31]	2018	62	F	“Large” cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Pratt et al[32]	2017	47	F	2.6 cm × 3.9 cm × 3.2 cm with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Almalki et al[33]	2017	36	F	“Large” with bilateral cavernous sinus invasion
Elsayad et al[34]	2016	66	M	2.2 cm × 1.6 cm × 1.4 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Larrán-Escandón et al[35]	2016	43	F	2.0 cm × 2.3 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Nobusawa et al[36]	2016	69	F	2.8 cm × 1.6 cm with left cavernous sinus invasion
Lev et al[16]	2015	36	F	3.3 cm × 3.2 cm × 2.3 cm with left cavernous sinus invasion
M. Regan et al[37]	2015	45	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Park et al[38]	2014	42	F	“Large” cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Shitara and Akiyama[39]	2014	44	F	“Large” cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Moretti et al[40]	2013	60	F	“Large” with left cavernous sinus invasion
Chou et al[41]	2013	43	F	2 cm with left cavernous sinus invasion
Schneiderhan et al[42]	2011	61	F	2 cm with left cavernous sinus invasion
Schneiderhan et al[42]	2011	57	F	2 cm with right cavernous sinus invasion
Arita et al[43]	2008	56	F	2.5 cm with right cavernous sinus invasion
Raisanen et al[44]	2005	31	F	1.6 cm cavernous sinus invasion was not specified
Raisanen et al[44]	2005	20	F	2.0 cm without cavernous sinus invasion

M: Male; F: Female. Note that most cases exhibit suprasellar extension.

Table 2 Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of pituitary macroadenoma and sellar atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (see text for detail)

	Pituitary macroadenoma	Sellar atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor
T1	Isointense to brain gray matter	Isointense to brain gray matter
T1 after contrast	Enhancing	Enhancing
T2	Isointense to brain gray matter	Isointense to brain gray matter
Gross suprasellar extension	50%-75%	Approximately 100%
Gross cavernous sinus invasion	50%-75%	97%
Optic chiasm degeneration (T2 hyperintensity)	56%	Absence in limited cases
Optic chiasm thinning	37%	Absence in limited cases
Cavernous sinus remodeling	Common	Unlikely