The small pituitary mass was incidentally found in 40-years-old women with renal cell carcinoma.
The endocrinological and ophthalmological evaluation revealed no deficit and the short-term follow-up was recommended. In 6 months later, the visual disturbance was reported and the size of mass was increased. The tumor was removed totally via the trans-sphenoid approach. The post-operative endocrinological insufficiency was not noticed. During one year of follow-up period, there was no evidence of recurrence without adjuvant radiotherapy. The clinical features of pituitary metastasis from renal cell carcinoma were similar to those of pituitary adenoma. The possibility of pituitary metastasis should be kept in mind in patients with sellar mass and renal cell carcinoma.
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Hwang JM, Kim YH, Kim TM, Park SH. Are you the author?
Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Reference: J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2013 Aug;54(2):132-5.
doi: 10.3340/jkns.2013.54.2.132
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24175029
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