A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes

Pituitary metastases are rare, are generally asymptomatic, and often remain undiagnosed. Breast cancer is the most common primary cancer metastasizing to hypophysis in women. However, it is difficult to clinically and radiologically differentiate pituitary metastases from pituitary adenomas. We repo...

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Main Authors: Omar Sahel, Yassir Benameur, Salah Nabih, Abdelhamid Biyi, Abderrahim Doudouh
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_88_20
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author Omar Sahel
Yassir Benameur
Salah Nabih
Abdelhamid Biyi
Abderrahim Doudouh
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Salah Nabih
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description Pituitary metastases are rare, are generally asymptomatic, and often remain undiagnosed. Breast cancer is the most common primary cancer metastasizing to hypophysis in women. However, it is difficult to clinically and radiologically differentiate pituitary metastases from pituitary adenomas. We report a case of pituitary metastases diagnosed on magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computed tomography, which was the prime manifestation of a breast cancer in a 46-year-old female. This cancer was revealed by insipid diabetes.
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spelling doaj-art-155a1501e42547699fdcce91c373a04f2025-08-20T03:48:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122021-04-01200221121410.4103/wjnm.WJNM_88_20A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetesOmar Sahel0Yassir Benameur1Salah Nabih2Abdelhamid Biyi3Abderrahim Doudouh4Department of Nuclear Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, MoroccoPituitary metastases are rare, are generally asymptomatic, and often remain undiagnosed. Breast cancer is the most common primary cancer metastasizing to hypophysis in women. However, it is difficult to clinically and radiologically differentiate pituitary metastases from pituitary adenomas. We report a case of pituitary metastases diagnosed on magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computed tomography, which was the prime manifestation of a breast cancer in a 46-year-old female. This cancer was revealed by insipid diabetes.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_88_20breast cancerinsipid diabetespituitary metastasespositron emission tomography/computed tomography
spellingShingle Omar Sahel
Yassir Benameur
Salah Nabih
Abdelhamid Biyi
Abderrahim Doudouh
A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
breast cancer
insipid diabetes
pituitary metastases
positron emission tomography/computed tomography
title A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
title_full A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
title_fullStr A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
title_short A rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
title_sort rare case of pituitary metastasis from breast cancer detected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography that presented as insipid diabetes
topic breast cancer
insipid diabetes
pituitary metastases
positron emission tomography/computed tomography
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_88_20
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