A rare case of spontaneously cured acromegaly by the apoplexy of the pituitary adenoma

ABSTRACTIsolated sellar tuberculoma is a very rare condition and usually presents with headache and decreased vision. It can present with panhypopituitarism with 3rd nerve palsy. Tuberculoma mimics pituitary adenoma clinically as well as radiologically and requires endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery and histopathological examination for the final diagnosis. We present a rare case of a 40-year-old female presented with headache, decreased vision, and unilateral 3rd nerve palsy with panhypopituitarism.

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A Rare Case of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma in a Patient With Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences ◽

10.1097/maj.0b013e3181949948 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 337 (6) ◽

pp. 462-465 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Maurizio Poggi ◽

Salvatore Monti ◽

Chiara Pascucci ◽

Vincenzo Toscano

Keyword(s):

Pituitary Adenoma ◽

Thyroid Carcinoma ◽

Rare Case ◽

Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma

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Anterior Gray Matter Pituicytic Heterotopia with Monomorphic Anterior Pituitary Cells: A Variant of Nonsecretory Pituitary Adenoma Neuronal Choristoma? Report of a Rare Case and Review of the Literature

World Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.125 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 97 ◽

pp. 759.e1-759.e8

Author(s):

June Yowtak ◽

Suash Sharma ◽

Scott E. Forseen ◽

Cargill H. Alleyne

Keyword(s):

Pituitary Adenoma ◽

Gray Matter ◽

Anterior Pituitary ◽

Rare Case ◽

Pituitary Cells ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Anterior Pituitary Cells

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A Rare Corticotroph-Secreting Tumor with Coexisting Prolactin and Growth Hormone Staining Cells

Case Reports in Endocrinology ◽

10.1155/2012/529730 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Subramanian Kannan ◽

Susan M. Staugaitis ◽

Robert J. Weil ◽

Betul Hatipoglu

Keyword(s):

Growth Hormone ◽

Transcription Factors ◽

Pituitary Adenoma ◽

Pituitary Adenomas ◽

Rare Case ◽

Pituitary Hormones ◽

Review Literature ◽

Pituitary Cells ◽

Biological Mechanisms

Pituitary adenomas can express and secrete different hormones. Expression of pituitary hormones in nonneoplastic pituitary cells is regulated by different transcription factors. Some pituitary adenomas show plurihormonal expression. The most commonly reported plurihormonal adenomas are composed of somatotrophs, lactotrophs, thyrotrophs and gonadotrophs. Pituitary adenomas composed of both corticotroph and somatolactotroph secreting cells are not common because transcription factors regulating the expression of these hormones are different. We report a rare case of pituitary adenoma with concomitant corticotroph, prolactin, and growth hormone staining cells, review literature on similar cases, and discuss possible biological mechanisms underlying these plurihormonal tumors.

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