Growth Hormone–Secreting Pituitary Carcinoma Presenting With Isolated Leptomeningeal Involvement: A Challenging Diagnosis

Growth Hormone–Secreting Pituitary Carcinoma Presenting With Isolated Leptomeningeal Involvement: A Challenging Diagnosis

ABSTRACT: Objective: To raise awareness of the clinical presentation of growth hormone (GH)-producing pituitary carcinoma and its unique clinical presentation.Methods: A case report of a GH-secreting pituitary carcinoma with predominant leptomeningeal spread presenting as persistent acromegaly post–...

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Main Authors: Ravikar Ralph, MD, Riddhi Das Gupta, MD, DM (Endo), Ari G. Chacko, MCh (Neurosurg), Geeta Chacko, MD, Nihal Thomas, MD, DNB, MNAMS, FRCP (Edin, Glas, Lond), PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520302753

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