Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0037ep714 | Pituitary: clinical | ECE2015

A case of lung cancer with pituitary metastases presented by diabetes insipidus

Dokmetas H Sebila , Hincal Hande Ogul , Bilici Ahmet

Cancer metastases on pituitary gland are seen rarely. A 71-year-old male was admitted to Endocrinology Department with polydipsia, polyuria, and diplopia. Urine volume was ~5 l/day. In medical history; he had been diagnosed as having non-small cell lung carcinoma with multiple liver and bone metastases 1 year ago. He took chemotherapies with four cycles of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and zoledronic acid for bone metastases and radiation therapy (RT) was given to L4-S1 vertebras. ...