Colon metastasis to residual pituitary macroadenoma causing accelerated growth: Case report and review of the literature

Colon metastasis to residual pituitary macroadenoma causing accelerated growth: Case report and review of the literature

Background: Metastasis to post-surgical pituitary adenoma (PA) is extremely rare. Case description: A 53-year-old man previously underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for resection of PA and had stable annual post-operative magnetic resonance imaging for several years. Later, he had abd...

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Main Authors: Janissardhar Skulsampaopol, M.D., Wipawi Klaisuban, M.D., Ake Hansasuta, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Colon cancer
Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
Pituitary metastasis
Residual pituitary adenoma
Tumor-to-tumor metastasis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751916300871

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