Somatotropic pituitary tumor in a patient with a previous ovarian strumal carcinoid. Report of one case

Strumal carcinoid is an unusual form of monodermal ovarian teratoma with thyroid-like follicles mixed with typical carcinoid tumor patterns. We report a 49 years old woman presenting with an acromegaly. At the age of 45, an ovarian strumal carcinoid was excised and at three years of follow up, she c...

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Published in:Revista medíca de Chile 2004-07, Vol.132 (7), p.857
Main Authors: Riedemann, Erick, Rojas, Claudio, Quevedo, Iván
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Acromegaly - complications
Adenoma - pathology
Adenoma - surgery
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology
Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery
Sella Turcica - pathology
Struma Ovarii - pathology
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Summary:Strumal carcinoid is an unusual form of monodermal ovarian teratoma with thyroid-like follicles mixed with typical carcinoid tumor patterns. We report a 49 years old woman presenting with an acromegaly. At the age of 45, an ovarian strumal carcinoid was excised and at three years of follow up, she complained of finger and feet growth. Laboratory showed an elevated serum IGF-1 and a sella turcica magnetic resonance imaging showed an 8 mm microadenoma. She was subjected to a transphenoidal excision and the pathological study disclosed a solid acidophilic pituitary adenoma. Two months after surgery, there was a significant decrease in serum IGT-I levels.
ISSN:0034-9887