Clival Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma Mimicking a Chordoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background. Purely ectopic pituitary adenomas are exceedingly rare. Here we report on a patient that presented with an incidental clival mass thought to be a chordoma. Endonasal resection, tumor pathology, and endocrinology workup revealed a prolactinoma. Case Presentation. A 41-year-old male presen...

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Autores principales: Karras, Constantine L., Abecassis, Isaac Josh, Abecassis, Zachary A., Adel, Joseph G., Bit-Ivan, Esther N., Chandra, Rakesh K., Bendok, Bernard R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8371697

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8371697

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