Pituitary pituicytoma, finding of an unusual diagnosis: a case report

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Published October 1, 2019
Leonardo Andrés Chacón Zambrano
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C
Luis Orlando Rojas Romero
Especialista Neurocirujano del Servicio de Neurocirugía Hospital Militar Central Bogotá. Docente Neurocirugía Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Lady Carolina Delgado Salazar
Médico General, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
Andrés Felipe González Arias
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C
Fernando Velandia
Especialista Neuropatólogo del Servicio de Patología Hospital Militar Central Bogotá. Docente Neuropatología Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36593/rev.chil.neurocir.v42i2.108

Abstract

The Pituicytomas are rare tumors of the sellar and suprasellar region originated of the neurohypophysis and are usually confused
with other tumors when sharing imagining features. It is reported a case of a 36 years old woman with pituicytoma in the sellar region that was diagnosed as a pituitary adenoma due to the presurgical clinical and imaging findings and, it is revised the literature.

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Keywords

Pituitary gland, posterior, neoplasms, galactorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, pituitary Neoplasms

Issue
Vol. 42 No. 2 (2016)
Section
Case Reports

How to Cite

Pituitary pituicytoma, finding of an unusual diagnosis: a case report. (2019). Revista Chilena De Neurocirugía, 42(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.36593/rev.chil.neurocir.v42i2.108

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