Progression of an Invasive ACTH Pituitary Macroadenoma with Cushing’s Disease to Pituitary Carcinoma
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Progression of an Invasive ACTH Pituitary Macroadenoma with Cushing's Disease to Pituitary Carcinoma
Pituitary carcinomas are very rare tumors that in most cases produce prolactin and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). It is a challenge to diagnosis of a pituitary carcinoma before disclosed symptomatic metastasis. We report the case of a female patient with Cushing's disease who underwent three transsphenoidal surgeries, with pathological findings of common ACTH pituitary adenoma including Ki...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6706,2090-6714
DOI: 10.1155/2015/810367