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[Rare observation of giant pituitary adenoma spreading into posterior cranial fossa].

Abstract

A case observation of unusual course of pituitary adenoma is presented. In 47-year old male patient with endo-supra-laterosellar pituitary adenoma and active acromegaly 2 different tumors were discovered intraoperatively during surgery for recurrence of the primary tumor. The first tumor was pituitary adenoma with nuclear polymorphism and the second was meningotheliomatous meningioma with solitary mitoses. After surgery the patient received radiation therapy. After 5 years the patient developed visual deterioration and clinical signs of tumor of left cerebellopontine angle. After removal of posterior fossa lesion, pituitary adenoma was verified.

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rus

PubMed ID

20143613

Citation

Tropinskaia, O F., et al. "[Rare Observation of Giant Pituitary Adenoma Spreading Into Posterior Cranial Fossa]." Zhurnal Voprosy Neirokhirurgii Imeni N. N. Burdenko, 2009, pp. 54-5; discussion 56.
Tropinskaia OF, Shishkina LV, Shkarubo AN, et al. [Rare observation of giant pituitary adenoma spreading into posterior cranial fossa]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko. 2009.
Tropinskaia, O. F., Shishkina, L. V., Shkarubo, A. N., Astaf'eva, L. I., & Shimanskiĭ, V. N. (2009). [Rare observation of giant pituitary adenoma spreading into posterior cranial fossa]. Zhurnal Voprosy Neirokhirurgii Imeni N. N. Burdenko, (4), 54-5; discussion 56.
Tropinskaia OF, et al. [Rare Observation of Giant Pituitary Adenoma Spreading Into Posterior Cranial Fossa]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko. 2009 Oct-Dec;(4)54-5; discussion 56. PubMed PMID: 20143613.
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TY - JOUR T1 - [Rare observation of giant pituitary adenoma spreading into posterior cranial fossa]. AU - Tropinskaia,O F, AU - Shishkina,L V, AU - Shkarubo,A N, AU - Astaf'eva,L I, AU - Shimanskiĭ,V N, PY - 2010/2/11/entrez PY - 2010/2/11/pubmed PY - 2010/4/28/medline SP - 54-5; discussion 56 JF - Zhurnal voprosy neirokhirurgii imeni N. N. Burdenko JO - Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko IS - 4 N2 - A case observation of unusual course of pituitary adenoma is presented. In 47-year old male patient with endo-supra-laterosellar pituitary adenoma and active acromegaly 2 different tumors were discovered intraoperatively during surgery for recurrence of the primary tumor. The first tumor was pituitary adenoma with nuclear polymorphism and the second was meningotheliomatous meningioma with solitary mitoses. After surgery the patient received radiation therapy. After 5 years the patient developed visual deterioration and clinical signs of tumor of left cerebellopontine angle. After removal of posterior fossa lesion, pituitary adenoma was verified. SN - 0042-8817 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20143613/[Rare_observation_of_giant_pituitary_adenoma_spreading_into_posterior_cranial_fossa]_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarytumors.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -