Case report: multiple intra-cranial metastases from a prolactin-secreting pituitary tumour.
Only seven cases of metastatic prolactin-secreting pituitary tumour have been reported in world literature. The metastases were intra-cranial in five cases and extra-cranial in two cases. We report a further case with multiple intra-cranial metastases in the supra-tentorial compartment. Histologically, both primary and metastatic tumours were benign with strongly positive immuno-histochemical staining for prolactin. Our case exemplifies the inconsistent correlation between the histopathological appearance and biological behaviour of malignant pituitary tumours.
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Department of Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
Colquhoun
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D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed