A tale of many tumors and one endocrine site : a case series of pituitary metastases

Background: Metastases to the pituitary gland are extremely rare with an incidence rate reported from an autopsy series of 1.8%–12%, and only 20% was diagnosed clinically. Tumors that commonly metas- tasize are breast and lung tumors. Case series: We present a series of five cases, including four fe...

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Published in:Qatar medical journal 2021-09, Vol.2021 (2), p.1-8
Main Authors: Dabbus, Zaynab, al-Had, Tariq, Muhammad, Muna, Benjamin, Silas, Green, Fiona, Hassun, Salman
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Language:English
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Summary:Background: Metastases to the pituitary gland are extremely rare with an incidence rate reported from an autopsy series of 1.8%–12%, and only 20% was diagnosed clinically. Tumors that commonly metas- tasize are breast and lung tumors. Case series: We present a series of five cases, including four female patients and one male patient with metastatic cancer. Two women had metastatic small lung cancer and presented with diabetes insipidus (DI). Two women had metastatic breast cancer, of which one presented with DI and the other with panhypopituitarism. The male patient had bronchogenic adenocarcinoma and presented with DI. Conclusion: Our case series confirmed earlier reports that DI is the most common presentation of metastases to the pituitary gland.
ISSN:0253-8253
2227-0426
DOI:10.5339/QMJ.2021.38