Synchronous pituitary adenoma and pituicytoma

Publication

Synchronous pituitary adenoma and pituicytoma

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 16, 2015

Neidert Marian Christoph, Leske Henning, Burkhardt Jan-Karl, Kollias Spyros S, Capper David, Schrimpf Daniel, Regli Luca, Rushing Elisabeth J

Citation

Neidert M, Leske H, Burkhardt J, Kollias S, Capper D, Schrimpf D, Regli L, Rushing E. Synchronous pituitary adenoma and pituicytoma. Hum Pathol 2015; 47:138-43.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Hum Pathol 2015; 47

Publication Date

Sep 16, 2015

Issn Electronic

1532-8392

Pages

138-43

Brief description/objective

Pituicytoma is a rare benign neoplasm arising in the sellar region, usually found in the posterior lobe and/or pituitary stalk. Here, we report the case of a 67-year-old woman who presented with bitemporal hemianopsia and visual impairment accompanied by mildly elevated prolactin. Pathologic and molecular examination of the tissue removed transsphenoidally revealed 2 distinct tumors: pituitary adenoma and pituicytoma. To the best of our knowledge, histologically proven pituicytoma and pituitary adenoma have never been reported together.