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ea0070ep330 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2020

Panhypopituitarism as first manifestation in metastatic lung cancer

Homentcovschi Corina , Parfeni Ovidiu-Dumitru , Mourid Khadija , Craciun Luciana , Becheanu Gabreil , Spataru Dan , Weltz Luminita , Tudor Ioana

Introduction: Metastases in pituitary gland are extremely rare with a reported prevalence of 1% among all pituitary tumor resections and 1 to 3.6% among post-mortem studies (1). Breast and lung cancer are the most common sites of primary tumor that have been reported to metastasize in pituitary gland and about 7% of all metastases are symptomatic (2.3).Case report: A 62-year-old male with a 40-pack-year smoking history and no previous medical conditions ...