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Extragonadal germ cell tumor presenting in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report
Mohd Shahrir1, Abdul Halim, Soehardy Zainudin
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia. drobiwan@gmail.com.
Journal of Medical Case Reports
|March 27, 2010
Abstract
Introduction:
Germ cell tumor of the pituitary gland is a very rare occurrence.
Case Presentation:
We describe the case of a 28-year-old Malaysian Malay woman with lupus nephritis who complained of a three month headache and blurring of vision. She was found to have a pituitary mass, which was later proven to be a germ cell tumor. As of writing this case report, her disease is in remission.
Conclusion:
The disruption of the pituitary gonad axis could affect the disease activity by reducing immunoregulatory control.