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Synchronous pituitary adenoma and pituicytoma.

Abstract
Pituicytoma is a rare benign neoplasm arising in the sellar region, usually found in the posterior lobe and/or pituitary stalk. Here, we report the case of a 67-year-old woman who presented with bitemporal hemianopsia and visual impairment accompanied by mildly elevated prolactin. Pathologic and molecular examination of the tissue removed transsphenoidally revealed 2 distinct tumors: pituitary adenoma and pituicytoma. To the best of our knowledge, histologically proven pituicytoma and pituitary adenoma have never been reported together.
AuthorsMarian C Neidert, Henning Leske, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Spyros S Kollias, David Capper, Daniel Schrimpf, Luca Regli, Elisabeth J Rushing
JournalHuman pathology (Hum Pathol) Vol. 47 Issue 1 Pg. 138-43 (Jan 2016) ISSN: 1532-8392 [Electronic] United States
PMID26476569 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Prolactin
Topics
  • Adenoma (blood, complications, genetics, pathology, surgery)
  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor (blood, genetics)
  • Biopsy
  • DNA Methylation
  • Endoscopy
  • Female
  • Hemianopsia (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary (blood, complications, genetics, pathology, surgery)
  • Pituitary Neoplasms (blood, complications, genetics, pathology, surgery)
  • Prolactin (blood)
  • Visual Fields

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