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Case report: ACTH-secreting pituitary carcinoma metastatic to the liver in a patient with a history of atypical pituitary adenoma and Cushing’s disease

BACKGROUND: Pituitary carcinoma is a rare entity requiring the presence of metastasis to confirm its malignant potential. We report a case of pituitary carcinoma and discuss the diagnosis and management of this lesion in relation to the existing literature. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient is a 51-yea...

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Autores principales: Joehlin-Price, Amy S., Hardesty, Douglas A., Arnold, Christina A., Kirschner, Lawrence S., Prevedello, Daniel M., Lehman, Norman L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28420444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13000-017-0624-5