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ea0015p235 | Pituitary | SFEBES2008

Primary pituitary lymphoma presenting as hypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus

Ullah Arif , Abouglila Kamal , Cooper Helen , Thirugnanasothy Logan , James Andy , Lewis Joanne

Back ground: Pituitary adenomas are the most common cause of a mass in the sella, accounting for up to 10–15% of intracranial neoplasm’s1. However, when dealing with abnormal intrasellar masses, a number of different etiologies are possible: germ cell tumour, metastatic tumours, granulomatous, and inflammatory processes2. We report an unusual case of primary pituitary lymphoma diagnosed on biopsy presenting as panhypopituitarism and Diabetes Ins...