Pituitary metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Chrisoulidou, Alexandra; Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Kalliopi; Flaris, Nikolaos; Drimonitis, Apostolos; Giavroglou, Iosifina; Ginikopoulou, Eudoxia; Vainas, Iraklis

Chrisoulidou, Alexandra; Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Kalliopi; Flaris, Nikolaos; Drimonitis, Apostolos; Giavroglou, Iosifina; Ginikopoulou, Eudoxia; Vainas, Iraklis.

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Chrisoulidou A; Unit of Endocrinology and Endocrine Oncology, Theagenion Anticancer Hospital, 2 A. Simeonidi Street, GR-540 07 Thessaloniki, Greece. alexri@otenet.gr

Horm Res ; 61(4): 190-2, 2004.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14739527

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVE: The case of a 60-year-old male patient with follicular thyroid cancer who developed a pituitary mass proved to be a metastasis from thyroid cancer. METHODS: Assessment with whole-body scan, ultrasound, computed tomography and thyroglobulin measurements. RESULTS: Despite surgery and repeated doses of radioiodine, the patient developed diplopia and ptosis of the right eyelid, along with increasing thyroglobulin levels. A pituitary mass was discovered, with no signs of pituitary deficiency. The mass was removed and found to consist of neoplastic cells immunohistochemically positive to thyroglobulin. CONCLUSIONS: Distant metastases may develop in cases of follicular thyroid carcinoma, even after repeated doses of (131)I. Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the pituitary is a rare entity.

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Adenocarcinoma Folicular/patología; Adenocarcinoma Folicular/secundario; Neoplasias Hipofisarias/patología; Neoplasias Hipofisarias/secundario; Tiroglobulina/metabolismo; Neoplasias de la Tiroides/patología; Adenocarcinoma Folicular/complicaciones; Adenocarcinoma Folicular/metabolismo; Adenocarcinoma Folicular/cirugía; Blefaroptosis/etiología; Diplopía/etiología; Humanos; Inmunohistoquímica; Masculino; Persona de Mediana Edad; Neoplasias Hipofisarias/complicaciones; Neoplasias Hipofisarias/metabolismo; Neoplasias Hipofisarias/cirugía

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias Hipofisarias / Tiroglobulina / Neoplasias de la Tiroides / Adenocarcinoma Folicular Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Horm Res Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Grecia Pais de publicación: Suiza

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