| Identifier |
walsh_2011_s1_c4 |
| Title |
Not a Benign Tumor |
| Creator |
Hong Jiang; Linda Sternau; Norman Schartz; Byron Lam; Lawrence M. Wong |
| Affiliation |
(HJ) (NS) (BL) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL; (LS) (LMW) Department of Neurosurgery, Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL |
| Subject |
Neoplasm Metastasis; Colonic Neoplasms; Hypopituitarism; Diabetes Insipidus; Pituitary Neoplasms |
| History |
A 43-year old female with blurred vision OU. Previous history signicant for a 10-year history of recurrent colon cancer Tx antineoplastic agents, pituitary mass, hypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus. |
| Pathology |
Colon carcinoma metatstatic to the pituitary. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Metastatic colon cancer to the pituitary gland |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU declining to 20/60 OD, 20/40 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Blurred vision OU |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery; XRT; Steroids; Antineoplastic agents |
| Date |
2011-02 |
| References |
1. Fassett DR, Couldwell WT. Metastases to the pituitary gland. Neurosurg.Focus. 2004;16:E8. 2. Nelson PB, Robinson AG, Martinez AJ. Metastatic tumor of the pituitary gland. Neurosurgery 1987;21:941-44. 3. Teears RJ, Silverman EM. Clinicopathologic review of 88 cases of carcinoma metastatic to the putuitary gland. Cancer 1975;36:216-20. 4. Noga C, Prayson RA, Kowalski R, Sweeney PJ, Mayberg M. Metastatic adenocarcinoma to a pituitary adenoma. Ann.Diagn.Pathol. 2001;5:354-60. 5. Hegde SR, Sun W, Lynch JP. Systemic and targeted therapy for advanced colon cancer. Expert.Rev.Gastroenterol.Hepatol. 2008;2:135-49. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
43rd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2011 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vt1vzt |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
179004 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vt1vzt |
