Pituicitoma hipofisario, un hallazgo diagnóstico inusual: reporte de caso / Pituitary pituicytoma, finding of an unusual diagnosis: a case report
Rev. chil. neurocir
; 42(2): 111-117, nov. 2016. ilus, tab
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RESUMEN
Los pituicitomas son tumores infrecuentes de la región selar y supraselar, originados de la neurohipófisis, que suelen ser confundidos con otros tumores al compartir características imaginológicas. Se reporta el caso de una mujer de 36 años de edad, con un pituicitoma en la región selar, que fue diagnosticado como un adenoma hipofisario debido a los hallazgos clínicos e imaginológicos preoperatorios y se realiza una revisión de la literatura.
ABSTRACT
The Pituicytomas are rare tumors of the sellar and suprasellar region originated of the neurohypophysis and are usually confused with other tumors when sharing imagining features. It is reported a case of a 36 years old woman with pituicytoma in the sellar region that was diagnosed as a pituitary adenoma due to the presurgical clinical and imaging findings and, it is revised the literature.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Pituitary Gland, Posterior
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Hyperprolactinemia
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Prolactinoma
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Endoscopy
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Galactorrhea
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. chil. neurocir
Journal subject:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Country of publication:
Chile