Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology
Previous issue | Volume 57 | BES2018 | Next issue

Belgian Endocrine Society 2018

BES 2018

Pituitary metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma – a case report

ea0057035 | Pituitary metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma – a case report | BES2018

Pituitary metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma – a case report

Orioli L , Fomekong E , Duprez T , Daumerie C , Maiter D

A 64-year-old Algerian woman was transferred to our institution with a pituitary tumor causing severe visual impairment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a T1-isointense, T2-hyperintense sellar mass measuring 48×35×30 mm, with homogenous enhancement after gadolinium injection (Figure 1). This mass extended to the suprasellar region, compressing the optic chiasma, and to both cavernous sinus, completely surrounding and narrowing carotid arteries. Ophthalmologic...