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ea0028p276 | Pituitary | SFEBES2012

A case of hypopituitarism secondary to metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma

Adam Safwaan , Zengeni Causemore , Sissons Mark , El-Khateeb Mohamed , Mackay Jonathon , Elrishi Mohammed

Introduction: Cancers that metastasise to the pituitary gland are unusual. The clinical manifestations of these can be varied making the diagnosis challenging. The most common cancers that metastasise to the pituitary are breast and lung which together account for more than two-thirds of cases. There have been reports of other types of cancers metastasising to the pituitary but these are rare. Case An 86 year old female with a previous history of a laparotomy for Duke’s C...