Extramedullary plasmacytoma presented as a non-functional invasive pituitary macro-adenoma

Vincenzo Pitini; Carmela Arrigo; Concetta Alafaci; Giuseppe Altavilla

doi:10.1007/s11060-008-9558-9

Extramedullary plasmacytoma presented as a non-functional invasive pituitary macro-adenoma

J Neurooncol. 2008 Jun;88(2):227-9. doi: 10.1007/s11060-008-9558-9.

Authors

Vincenzo Pitini¹, Carmela Arrigo, Concetta Alafaci, Giuseppe Altavilla

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. vpitini@unime.it

PMID: 18317687
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9558-9

Abstract

Pituitary adenomas are the most common etiology of sellar masses. Intra-sellar plasmacytomas are rare causes of sellar tumors of non-pituitary origin and may mimic nonfunctional pituitary adenomas clinically and radiologically. We report an uncommon case of an intrasellar plasmacytoma presenting as the only manifestation of multiple myeloma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / diagnosis*
Adenoma / genetics
Aged
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 / genetics
Gene Deletion
Humans
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / metabolism
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Pituitary Neoplasms / genetics
Plasmacytoma / genetics
Plasmacytoma / pathology*
Sella Turcica / pathology*
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics

Substances

Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53