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KMID : 1189320140080050680
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Asian Spine Journal
2014 Volume.8 No. 5 p.680 ~ p.683
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Drop Metastasis of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Producing Pituitary Carcinoma to the Cauda Equina
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Takeuchi Kenichi
Hagiwara Yoko
Kanaya Koichi
Wada Keiji
Shiba Masahiro
Kato Yoshiharu
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Abstract
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The diagnosis of pituitary carcinoma cannot be made easily histologically, and most cases of pituitary carcinoma are diagnosed only after the clinical detection of metastasis. Distant metastasis of pituitary tumor occurs in 0.1% to 0.2% of cases and has been reported in the liver, bone and central nervous system, with only one case of metastasis to the cauda equine reported. This study describes a rare case of the drop metastasis of adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing pituitary adenocarcinoma to the cauda equina, causing cauda equina syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Drop metastasis, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Pituitary carcinoma, Cauda equine
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