ea0016p412 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2008
Gavilan Inmaculada
, Ortego Jose
, Coserria Cristina
, Gil Jose
, Rodriguez Ana
, Japon Miguel
, Aguilar Manuel
Pituitary carcinomas are rare but represent a particular challenge to clinical practice. We report a case of pituitary carcinoma with metastatic disease in a separate non-contiguous foci within the central nervous system. A 64 year old man presented with a large non-functioning pituitary adenoma manifesting as headache, third pair of cranial nerves paralysis, panhypopituitarism and impaired visual acuity in 1996.The tumour was grossly removed through a right pterional cranioto...