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.
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Authors | Marian C Neidert, Henning Leske, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Spyros S Kollias, David Capper, Daniel Schrimpf, Luca Regli, Elisabeth J Rushing |
Journal | Human pathology
(Hum Pathol)
Vol. 47
Issue 1
Pg. 138-43
(Jan 2016)
ISSN: 1532-8392 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 26476569
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Prolactin
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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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