Pituitary metastasis of lung neuroendocrine carcinoma: case report and literature review

SUMMARY Metastasis to the pituitary gland is an unusual situation in clinical practice, but the frequency thereof is increasing due to the increased survival of cancer patients, and greater availability of imaging. In most cases, they are found between the sixth and seventh decades of life, as deter...

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Published in:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Main Authors: Pedro Freire de Siqueira, Andréia Latanza Gomes Mathez, Denize Borges Pedretti, Julio Abucham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972015000600548&lng=en&tlng=en