Apoplejía en metástasis hipofisiaria de carcinoma de células renales: caso clínico con 7 años de seguimiento / Pituitary apoplexy secondary to a metastatic renal cell carcinoma: report of a case followed for 7 years
Rev. méd. Chile
; 128(9): 1015-8, sept. 2000. ilus, tab
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RESUMO
We report a man in whom a 15 cm. renal tumor was excised at the age of 49. The pathological examination showed a clear cell carcinoma. Five years later, he presented with headache, vomiting and unilateral palpebral ptosis. Imaging studies showed a sellar tumor with pituitary apoplexy. The tumor was excised and the pathological study disclosed a clear cell tumor, positive for vimentin, cytokeratins AE1 and AE3 and immunohistochemically negative for LH, TSH, ACTH and GH. Considering the similar histopathological features, it was considered as a metastasis of the renal tumor. The patient was supplemented with thyroid, adrenal and gonadal hormones. Seven years later, he presented a new tumor in the remaining kidney, that corresponded to a cystic papillary renal cell carcinoma. Afterwards, he presented a transitional urinary bladder tumor. Mortality associated to renal cell tumors is 90 percent at 5 years, and pituitary metastases are extraordinarily uncommon
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LILACS
Main subject:
Pituitary Neoplasms
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Pituitary Apoplexy
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile