Craniopharyngioma in a patient with acromegaly due to a pituitary macroadenoma
Annals of Saudi Medicine. 2010; 30 (6): 485-488
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ABSTRACT
We present the first reported case of a craniopharyngioma as a second primary tumor in a patient with acromegaly due to a growth hormone [GH]-secreting pituitary adenoma. The patient was lost for follow-up for 18 years after trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery for a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma. She presented with headaches and decreased visual acuity, and showed unsuppressed GH in an oral glucose load test with high IGF-1 levels. Brain MRI showed a suprasellar cystic mass and the patient underwent surgery for cyst drainage resulting in postoperative improvement in her vision. Biopsy of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of a craniopharyngioma. We stress the need for close follow-up of patients with acromegaly with adequate control of GH and IGF-1 levels
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Hipofisárias
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Acromegalia
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Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Acuidade Visual
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Adenoma
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Adenoma Hipofisário Secretor de Hormônio do Crescimento
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Cefaleia
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ann. Saudi Med.
Ano de publicação:
2010
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