Youliny Chhuon1, Young Cheol Weon2, Gyeongmin Park1, Misung Kim3, Jun Bum Park4, Sang Kyu Park5. 1. Department of Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea. 2. Department of Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea. Electronic address: ycweon@hanmail.net. 3. Department of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea. 4. Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pituitary blastoma is a malignant neoplasm of the pituitary gland that was recognized by the World Health Organization in 2017. It is commonly diagnosed in children before 24 months of age. Here, we report the first case of a young adult patient who was diagnosed with pituitary blastoma with increased levels of growth hormone instead of adrenocorticotropic hormone and provide a review of the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 19-year-old woman presented to our hospital with visual disturbance. She had a medical history of Wilms' tumor and multinodular goiter. The brain imaging showed a 3.2 × 2.5 × 1.8-cm solid sellar and suprasellar cystic mass that upwardly displaced the optic chiasm. She had an elevated level of growth hormone but a normal level of adrenocorticotropic hormone, cortisol, and prolactin. The mass was subtotally removed through the left pterional craniotomy. The pathologic examination suggested a pituitary blastoma. Thereafter, the patient was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At 4-year follow-up postsurgery, her overall well-being is good. CONCLUSIONS: Although in this case the patient was a young adult, pituitary blastoma should be taken into consideration when children have an enhanced sellar and suprasellar mass with peripherally located cysts.
BACKGROUND:Pituitary blastoma is a malignant neoplasm of the pituitary gland that was recognized by the World Health Organization in 2017. It is commonly diagnosed in children before 24 months of age. Here, we report the first case of a young adult patient who was diagnosed with pituitary blastoma with increased levels of growth hormone instead of adrenocorticotropic hormone and provide a review of the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 19-year-old woman presented to our hospital with visual disturbance. She had a medical history of Wilms' tumor and multinodular goiter. The brain imaging showed a 3.2 × 2.5 × 1.8-cm solid sellar and suprasellar cystic mass that upwardly displaced the optic chiasm. She had an elevated level of growth hormone but a normal level of adrenocorticotropic hormone, cortisol, and prolactin. The mass was subtotally removed through the left pterional craniotomy. The pathologic examination suggested a pituitary blastoma. Thereafter, the patient was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At 4-year follow-up postsurgery, her overall well-being is good. CONCLUSIONS: Although in this case the patient was a young adult, pituitary blastoma should be taken into consideration when children have an enhanced sellar and suprasellar mass with peripherally located cysts.
Authors: Anthony P Y Liu; Megan M Kelsey; Nelly Sabbaghian; Sung-Hye Park; Cheri L Deal; Adam J Esbenshade; Oswald Ploner; Andrew Peet; Heidi Traunecker; Yomna H E Ahmed; Margaret Zacharin; Anatoly Tiulpakov; Anastasia M Lapshina; Andrew W Walter; Pinaki Dutta; Ashutosh Rai; Márta Korbonits; Leanne de Kock; Kim E Nichols; William D Foulkes; John R Priest Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Date: 2021-01-23 Impact factor: 5.958