Rare case of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasising to the pituitary and cavernous sinus causing panhypopituitarism and bilateral ophthalmoplegia.

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Citation: BMJ Case Reports. 13(10), 2020 Oct 27.PMID: 33109695Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center | Washington Cancer InstituteDepartment: Hematology and Oncology | Medicine/Internal MedicineForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/sc [Secondary] | *Hypopituitarism/et [Etiology] | *Liver Neoplasms/di [Diagnosis] | *Ophthalmoplegia/et [Etiology] | *Pituitary Neoplasms/sc [Secondary] | *Rare Diseases | *Vascular Neoplasms/sc [Secondary] | Aged | Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/co [Complications] | Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/di [Diagnosis] | Cavernous Sinus | Humans | Hypopituitarism/di [Diagnosis] | Liver Neoplasms/co [Complications] | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Male | Ophthalmoplegia/di [Diagnosis] | Pituitary Gland | Pituitary Neoplasms/di [Diagnosis] | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | Vascular Neoplasms/co [Complications] | Vascular Neoplasms/di [Diagnosis]Year: 2020ISSN:
  • 1757-790X
Name of journal: BMJ case reportsAbstract: Pituitary metastases, especially from a primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are rare. Review of the literature revealed only few cases reporting pituitary metastases complicated by panhypopituitarism from HCC. Calvarial metastases from HCC are even more rare. Here, we present a unique case of primary HCC with metastases to both the calvarium and the pituitary causing panhypopituitarism and bilateral ophthalmoplegia, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of two unique and rare complications from metastatic HCC. Copyright (c) BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.All authors: Ambalavanan J, Peravali M, Perry DJOriginally published: BMJ Case Reports. 13(10), 2020 Oct 27.Fiscal year: FY2021Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2020-12-29
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Pituitary metastases, especially from a primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are rare. Review of the literature revealed only few cases reporting pituitary metastases complicated by panhypopituitarism from HCC. Calvarial metastases from HCC are even more rare. Here, we present a unique case of primary HCC with metastases to both the calvarium and the pituitary causing panhypopituitarism and bilateral ophthalmoplegia, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of two unique and rare complications from metastatic HCC. Copyright (c) BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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