Progressive visual disturbance and enlarging prolactinoma caused by melanoma metastasis
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Progressive visual disturbance and enlarging prolactinoma caused by melanoma metastasis
RATIONALE Melanoma metastases to the pituitary adenoma (MMPA) are extremely rare, with only 1 reported case. To date, the melanoma metastasis to the existing prolactinoma has not been reported in literatures. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of 62-year-old woman presented with progressive visual disturbance and hyperprolactinemia. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the presence of a rou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000006483