Bronchial carcinoid tumors metastatic to the sella turcica and review of the literature.
Pituitary
; 15(2): 160-5, 2012 Jun.
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We review here the literature on neuroendocrine neoplasms metastatic to the pituitary and present an example of the disease. Metastasis of bronchial carcinoid tumors to the sellar region are rare. Herein, we describe the case of a 63-year-old woman who presented with constant cough and headaches. She had previously been operated for carcinoid tumor of the lung. During the preoperative investigation, a CT scan of the head revealed a sellar mass. Six months after a left lower lobectomy, the sellar lesion was removed by transsphenoidal surgery. The two tumors were evaluated by histology, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Both showed identical morphologic features, those of carcinoid tumor. Immunohistochemistry revealed immunoreactivity for the endocrine markers, synaptophysin and chromogranin, as well as CD-56, serotonin, bombesin and vascular endothelial growth factor. The sellar neoplasm showed nuclear immunopositivity for thyroid transcription factor-1, supporting the diagnosis of a metastatic bronchial carcinoid tumor. In conclusion, this is the first report of a serotonin- and bombesin-immunopositive atypical bronchial carcinoid tumor metastatic to the sella.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Silla Turca
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Neoplasias de los Bronquios
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Tumor Carcinoide
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pituitary
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos