Pituitary metastasis of lung carcinoma presenting as diabetes insipidus: Case report


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Case Report

Author :

Barani Karikalan, Thanikachalam Pasupati, Sophia Merilyn George

Volume :

7

Issue :

3

Abstract :

Metastasis to Pituitary gland is an extremely rare condition. Patients are usually asymptomatic and imaging studies often miss the lesion. Pituitary metastases so far reported are largely from autopsies done for unrelated reasons. Here, we describe a case of pituitary metastasis, presented with diabetes insipidis, underwent surgery for removal of pituitary tumor and diagnosed as metastatic lung cancer using immunohistochemical studies.

Keyword :

 Pituitary, Metastasis, Lung carcinoma.
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