Pituitary Carcinoma

Abstract The presence of distant metastases may be asymptomatic in patients who present with symptoms and signs due to the local mass effects of an invasive pituitary adenoma. A case of pituitary carcinoma in a 54-year-old man who presented with widespread asymptomatic distant metastases 12 years af...

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Published in:Skull base 1994-01, Vol.4 (1), p.46-51
Main Authors: Cusimano, Michael D., Ohori, Paul, Martinez, A. Julio, Jungreis, Charles, Wright, Donald C.
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract The presence of distant metastases may be asymptomatic in patients who present with symptoms and signs due to the local mass effects of an invasive pituitary adenoma. A case of pituitary carcinoma in a 54-year-old man who presented with widespread asymptomatic distant metastases 12 years after initial diagnosis is reviewed. The long course and asymptomatic metastases suggested a relatively slow-growing malignancy. The factors that played a role in the pathogenesis of the metastasis are unknown. A review of the literature on pituitary carcinoma suggests that accurate diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach to management of such lesions emphasizing surgery, radiotherapy, and hormonal manipulation may provide these patients with the longest and best quality of survival.
ISSN:1052-1453
1531-5010
1098-9072
1532-0065
DOI:10.1055/s-2008-1058989