Pituicytoma associated with Cushing's disease: a case report and literature review
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Assem S A L Rumeh1, Mohamed Bafaqeeh2, Syed J Allahu Khairan3
1Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Administration Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Pituicytoma is a rare tumor that has been recently recognized and described, where only few reported cases of pituicytoma associated with Cushing's disease. We describe a case of a 47 years old female with a history of high cortisol levels and a diagnosis of Cushing's disease was made. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed lesion in pituitary gland compatible with microadenoma and tumor resection was carried out. The histopathological findings were of a pituicytoma with positive thyroid transcription factor-1 immunostain.
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