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01-10-2018 | Case Report - Pituitaries

Calcified ectopic TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma mimicking craniopharyngioma: a rare case report and literature review

Authors: Yoshiki Hanaoka, Toshihiro Ogiwara, Yukinari Kakizawa, Alhusain Nagm, Tatsuya Seguchi, Tatsuro Aoyama, Jun-ichi Koyama, Atsushi Sato, Kazuhiro Hongo

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 10/2018

Abstract

Among pituitary adenomas, which are relatively common brain tumors, elements of ectopic, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion, and intratumoral calcification are unusual. Here, we present an extremely rare case of a calcified ectopic TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma arising from the pars tuberalis mimicking craniopharyngioma based on neuroimaging findings. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of calcified ectopic TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma without symptoms of excessive thyroid hormone secretion.

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Title: Calcified ectopic TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma mimicking craniopharyngioma: a rare case report and literature review
Authors: Yoshiki Hanaoka
Toshihiro Ogiwara
Yukinari Kakizawa
Alhusain Nagm
Tatsuya Seguchi
Tatsuro Aoyama
Jun-ichi Koyama
Atsushi Sato
Kazuhiro Hongo
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3638-1

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