Metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as an intrasellar mass on computerized tomography.
We report a case of renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the pituitary gland. A review of the literature indicated breast carcinoma to be the most frequent primary tumor metastatic to this site, while renal cell carcinoma metastasis has not been reported previously. This case emphasizes the capricious nature of renal cell carcinoma, particularly in a patient presenting with no evidence of disseminated disease.
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed