Pituitary metastasis from renal cell carcinoma presenting with significant hyperprolactinemia, case report.

Autor: Mazar-Atabaki A; Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Pituitary Clinic Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.; Department of Neurological Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran., Mohamadzadeh O; Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Pituitary Clinic Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.; Department of Neurological Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran., Sadrehosseini SM; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran., Tabari A; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran., Zeinalizadeh M; Department of Neurological Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.; Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Pituitary Clinic Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2023 Aug 25; Vol. 11 (9), pp. e7808. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7808
Abstrakt: Key Clinical Message: Kidney metastasis to the pituitary gland can cause hyperprolactinemia even above 250 ng/mL. Although the treatment of metastasis is palliative, surgical decompression could play a major role in the recovery of symptoms and improve quality of life. Pituitary metastasis should be considered in the evaluation of an unusual pituitary mass.
Abstract: Pituitary tumors are frequently encountered in the neurosurgical setting. Although the majority of them are pituitary adenomas, rare entities encompass pituitary metastasis. They should be differentiated from pituitary adenomas because their management and prognosis are different. We report a 53-year-old female who complained of headache and had remarkable hyperprolactinemia (271.1 ng/mL). Having considered macroprolactinoma as the initial diagnosis, medical treatment was initiated with Cabergoline. Subsequently, the patient's vision deteriorated which prompted us to perform endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery. Histologic examination of the resected tumor revealed metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Main treatment for these subjects is palliative; and unlike the pituitary adenoma, the prognosis is unfortunately poor. Pituitary metastasis should be considered in the evaluation of an unusual pituitary mass associated with hyperprolactinemia.
Competing Interests: The authors declare to have no conflicting interest.
(© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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