title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastases to the pituitary: a rare entity.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare, but represent the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. The paucity of intracranial metastasis makes treatment strategies difficult. This manuscript presents the first documented case report of a GIST that presented clinically with pituitary symptoms due to a pituitary metastasis.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosurgical Centre , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: O'Halloran
authors.affiliation: b Department of Endocrinology , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.affiliation: c Department of Surgery , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.affiliation: c Department of Surgery , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Niamh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McCawley
authors.affiliation: b Department of Endocrinology , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.affiliation: d Department of Neuropathology , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brett
authors.affiliation: e Department of Pathology , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leader
authors.affiliation: c Department of Surgery , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Broe
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosurgical Centre , Beaumont Hospital , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Javadpour
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000097:blood; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D010907:Pituitary Hormones
keywords: Diplopia; GIST; KIT; pituitary