A very rare case of pituitary metastasis infiltrating a non-secretory gonadotroph adenoma
Pituitary adenomas are the commonest sellar tumours. Pituitary metastases are very rare, with the most common primaries being breast and lung cancers. We report the case of an 83-year-old man with a history of breast carcinoma who presented with recent-onset headaches and progressive deterioration o...
Main Authors: | Milad Darrat, Mohammad Binhussein, Alan Beausang, Clare Faul, Michael W O’Reilly, Mohsen Javadpour, Amar Agha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2020-12-01
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Series: | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2020/1/EDM20-0094.xml |
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