Metástasis hipofisaria de carcinoma de mama debutando como diabetes insípida
ISSN: 0304-4866, 1989-3922
Year of publication: 2012
Volume: 73
Issue: 1
Pages: 41-43
Type: Article
More publications in: Galicia Clínica
Abstract
Metastasic tumors involving the pituitary gland are an uncommon finding and occur in up to 1% of all pituitary resections. The authors present the case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of diabetes insipidus. She had been treated 3 years ago for an invasive ductal carcinoma on the right breast. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a sellar mass with suprasellar extension. The patient underwent a transphenoidal tumor resection that revealed breast carcinoma.