title: Panhypopituitarism as a consequence of metastase of breast cancer in sella turcica.
abstract: A 49-year-old female with breast cancer after mastectomy and chemotherapy was found suffering from diabetes insipidus and panhypopituitarism syndrome. Whole body bone scan showed hyperfixation in sella turcica. This site is extremely rare, especially in breast cancer metastases.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Medicina Nuclear de I'Hospital Clínic Universitari de Valéncia, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz Hernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chesa-Jiménez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: San Martín Ciges
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Castillo Pallarés
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: de Avila
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology*; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012658:Sella Turcica; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate