Pituitary function with a solitary intrasellar plasmacytoma.
A solitary intrasellar plasmacytoma with marked pituitary fossa destruction and yet near normal pituitary gland function is described. We suggest that a minimal disturbance of endocrine function together with a radiologically abnormal pituitary fossa indicates that the primary lesion may lie outside the pituitary fossa.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed