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Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature

  • Authors:
    • Hsun‑Hwa Lee
    • Shih‑Han Hung
    • Te‑Ming Tseng
    • Yun‑Ho Lin
    • Ju‑Chuan Cheng

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    Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Taipei Medical University‑Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Medical University Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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    Published online on: January 14, 2014
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1796
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Abstract

Primary pituitary gland cancer is extremely rare. The current study presents the case of a patient diagnosed with pituitary cancer three months after completing surgery and post‑operative chemoradiotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer. In this report we discuss 57-year-old patient who presented with diplopia and ptosis four months following the completion of treatment for hypopharyngeal cancer. A poorly-differentiated pituitary carcinoma was located. Despite aggressive treatment and surgical excision with postoperative chemoradiotherapy, the disease progressed rapidly and the patient succumbed due to multiple metastases and organ failure. This case report indicates a possible correlation between irradiation and the development of pituitary cancer.
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Lee HH, Hung SH, Tseng TM, Lin YH and Cheng JC: Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 7: 778-780, 2014.
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Lee, H., Hung, S., Tseng, T., Lin, Y., & Cheng, J. (2014). Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 7, 778-780. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1796
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Lee, H., Hung, S., Tseng, T., Lin, Y., Cheng, J."Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 7.3 (2014): 778-780.
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Lee, H., Hung, S., Tseng, T., Lin, Y., Cheng, J."Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 7, no. 3 (2014): 778-780. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1796
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Lee HH, Hung SH, Tseng TM, Lin YH and Cheng JC: Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 7: 778-780, 2014.
APA
Lee, H., Hung, S., Tseng, T., Lin, Y., & Cheng, J. (2014). Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 7, 778-780. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1796
MLA
Lee, H., Hung, S., Tseng, T., Lin, Y., Cheng, J."Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 7.3 (2014): 778-780.
Chicago
Lee, H., Hung, S., Tseng, T., Lin, Y., Cheng, J."Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 7, no. 3 (2014): 778-780. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1796
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