Neurosurgery · 1981 · 41 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyOncologyEndocrine OncologyMetastasisNeoplasiaEndocrine Tumor PathologyEndocrine TumorsHormone-secreting TumorsPituitary DisordersPituitary HormonesPituitary TumorsAnterior Pituitary Hormone SecretionChiasmal LesionsPituitary CarcinomaPituitary Gland AnatomyPituitary PathologyPituitary Tumor PathogenesisPituitary Tumor PathologyPituitary Tumorigenesis
Abstract Carcinoma metastatic to the anterior pituitary gland may simulate prolactinoma. We are reporting a case of chiasmal compression and hyperprolactinemia caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma.