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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2024; 19(03): 520-525
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757434
Case Report

Ectopic Intrasphenoidal Growth Hormone Releasing Pituitary Adenoma Associated with an Intracranial Aneurysm

Hernando Cifuentes-Lobelo
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José – Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia
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1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José – Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia
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2   Medical School, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José – Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia
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William Cortes-Lozano
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José – Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia
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Abstract

Pituitary adenomas are a type of of the most frequent intracranial tumors. These tumors can extend outside the sella, but very rarely originate ectopically to the sellar region. A 71-year-old patient presented to our institution, with prior clinical history of noncontrolled arterial hypertension and new-onset high-intensity pulsatile headache. Upon suspicion of a hypertensive emergency with probable brain compromise, a nonenhanced computed tomography of the head was performed. A mass within the sphenoid sinus was found. Endocrinological workup demonstrated a significant elevation of the growth hormone. As an incidental finding, a brain aneurysm was evidenced, which was treated endovascularly prior to the mass treatment. Subsequently, the patient successfully underwent a gross total resection through an endonasal transsphenoidal approach. Histopathological results were consistent with a pituitary ectopic adenoma. A postoperative improvement in levels of somatomedin C was documented postoperatively.



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27. Juni 2024

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