Background Metastases to the pituitary gland are rare events, and usually indicate
widespread malignant disease. The lung and the breast are the most common sites of …

Tumors metastatic to the pituitary gland are an unusual complication of systemic cancer
typically seen in elderly patients with diffuse malignant disease. Breast and lung are the …

Purpose A review of the literature with respect to pituitary metastases (PM) with clinical and
radiological considerations are summarized to facilitate clinical decision making in the …

A 64-year-old woman experienced an episode of disorientation in relation to time, place,
and people, as well as of visual defect and impaired balance. Physical examination showed …

Background Metastases to the pituitary (MP) are uncommon, accounting for 0.4% of
intracranial metastases. Through advances in neuroimaging and oncological therapies …

Metastasis to the pituitary gland is an unusual situation in clinical practice, but the frequency
thereof is increasing due to the increased survival of cancer patients, and greater availability …

BACKGROUND: Metastasis of a neuroendocrine tumor to the anterior pituitary is extremely
rare. METHODS: A 55-year-old woman presented with features suggestive of acromegaly …

The presence of distant metastases may be asymptomatic in patients who present with
symptoms and signs due to the local mass effects of an invasive pituitary adenoma. A case …

A 48-yr-old woman was evaluated 21 yr after receiving treatment for an ACTH-secreting
metastatic pituitary carcinoma. She had been diagnosed with Cushing's disease 35 yr …

Although usually benign, anterior pituitary tumours occasionally exhibit aggressive
behaviour, with invasion of surrounding tissues, rapid growth, resistance to conventional …