| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
School of Medicine |
| Department |
Neurosurgery |
| Creator |
Couldwell, William T. |
| Other Author |
Chandrasoma, Parakrama T.; Weiss, Martin H. |
| Title |
Pituitary gland metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the prostate |
| Date |
1989 |
| Description |
A case of prostatic carcinoma metastasis to the pituitary gland is reported. The presentation and rarity of such a lesion is addressed. The literature review yielded only isolated case reports of symptomatic brain metastases unassociated with bone disease from adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The management options of such a lesion are discussed. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) |
| Volume |
71 |
| First Page |
138 |
| Last Page |
140 |
| Subject |
Prostate; Pituitary gland; Adenocarcinoma; Metastasis; Transsphenoidal surgery |
| Subject LCSH |
Prostate -- Cancer; Adenocarcinoma; Metastasis; Pituitary gland -- Tumors -- Surgery |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Couldwell, W. T., Chandrasoma, P. T., & Weiss, M. H. (1989). Pituitary gland metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Journal of Neurosurgery, 71, 138-40. |
| Rights Management |
(c) American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
644,451 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,12924 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63f579r |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
706931 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63f579r |
