Subarachnoid dissemination of a pituitary adenoma.
The authors present an unusual case of a pituitary adenoma that developed into intracranial and intraspinal dissemination following intracranial surgery with adjunctive radiation, and review metastasis of pituitary adenomas in the central nervous system briefly in light of other reported cases.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000473:pathology