Published in:
01-08-2017
The longest stalk: preserved pituitary function after regression of a giant prolactinoma
Authors:
Jessica A. Lundgren, Edward H. Oldfield, John C. Marshall
Published in:
Pituitary
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Issue 4/2017
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Excerpt
In December 2007, a 44-year-old male living in the Middle East was diagnosed with meningitis. At that time, CT identified a nasopharyngeal mass (7.5 × 4.5 cm) involving the clivus and extending to the suprasellar region. Biopsy reportedly was consistent with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He underwent five cycles of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil. Subsequent MRIs in June and September 2008 showed an unchanged mass. He then relocated to the United States. …