Gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastases to the pituitary: a rare entity

Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Oct;31(5):603-604. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2016.1173194. Epub 2016 Apr 15.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare, but represent the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. The paucity of intracranial metastasis makes treatment strategies difficult. This manuscript presents the first documented case report of a GIST that presented clinically with pituitary symptoms due to a pituitary metastasis.

Keywords: Diplopia; GIST; KIT; pituitary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blepharoptosis / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology
  • Pituitary Hormones / blood
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Visual Fields

Substances

  • Pituitary Hormones