Umfang:
6
ISSN:
1532-8392
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
Available online: 16 September 2015
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In:
Human pathology, New York, NY [u.a.] : Elsevier, 1970, 47(2016), 1, Seite 138-143, 1532-8392
In:
volume:47
In:
year:2016
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number:1
In:
pages:138-143
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extent:6
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1016/j.humpath.2015.08.017