Suprasellar mass
A simple and popular mnemonic to remember the common suprasellar / parasellar mases is SATCHMO. The more comprehensive list includes:
- tumours
- pituitary adenoma : commonest in the adult population
- meningioma
- craniopharyngioma
- hypothalamic astrocytoma / glioma
- chiasmatic astrocytoma
- optic nerve glioma
- chordoma
- dermoid (CNS) / epidermoid / intracranial teratoma
- metastases
- cellular inflitrates
- other lesions
- anterior circulation berry aneurysm
- hamartoma (tuber cinereum hamartoma)
- Rathke's cleft cyst
- optic tract haematoma 2
- sphenoid sinus mucocoele
