Solitary Metastatic Melanoma of the Pituitary Gland: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review.
Melanoma
Pituitary melanoma metastasis
Transsphenoidal surgery
Journal
World neurosurgery
ISSN: 1878-8769
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528275
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
01
04
2020
revised:
17
04
2020
accepted:
18
04
2020
pubmed:
30
4
2020
medline:
9
9
2020
entrez:
30
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Pituitary melanoma metastases (PMMs) are extremely rare and only a few cases are reported in the literature. PMMs can grow rapidly and present local invasiveness, leading to acute onset of neurological symptoms such as headache, visual and oculomotion disorders or endocrinological signs such as diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism, and can be life-threatening. For this reason, PMMs must be recognized and treated promptly. The authors present 2 cases of PMMs managed at their institution, performing a review of the dedicated literature and analyzing current therapeutic strategies.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Pituitary melanoma metastases (PMMs) are extremely rare and only a few cases are reported in the literature. PMMs can grow rapidly and present local invasiveness, leading to acute onset of neurological symptoms such as headache, visual and oculomotion disorders or endocrinological signs such as diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism, and can be life-threatening. For this reason, PMMs must be recognized and treated promptly.
CASE DESCRIPTION
The authors present 2 cases of PMMs managed at their institution, performing a review of the dedicated literature and analyzing current therapeutic strategies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32348887
pii: S1878-8750(20)30845-7
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.138
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
378-381Informations de copyright
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