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2020 Jan 23


Int J Surg Case Rep


67

Pituitary metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma: Case report and literature review.

Authors

Alhashem A, Taha M, AlMomen A
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Jan 23; 67:98-101.
PMID: 32058309.

Abstract

Pituitary metastasis is rare, and it is the least common site of intracranial metastases. It is mostly asymptomatic but can present with diabetes insipidus, headache, ophthalmoplegia, visual disturbance and anterior pituitary dysfunction and in majority of cases patients known to have a primary malignancy.