Gonadotropic pituitary carcinoma: case report.
A 37-year-old man developed multiple intracranial, intraspinal, and general metastases from an invasive nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma after surgery and radiation therapy. This is the first gonadotropic pituitary carcinoma reported in literature.
Beauchesne
P
P
Service de Neurochirurgie et Neuroradiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Saint-Etienne, France.
Trouillas
J
J
Barral
F
F
Brunon
J
J
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010910:Pituitary Irradiation; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary