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- Title
Thyroid Carcinoma with Pituitary Metastases: 2 Case Reports and Literature Review.
- Authors
Lim, Weiying; Lim, Dawn Shaoting; Chng, Chiaw Ling; Lim, Adoree Yiying
- Abstract
We present 2 patients with pituitary metastases from thyroid carcinoma—the first from anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and the second from follicular thyroid carcinoma. The first patient, a 50-year-old lady, presented with 2-week history of hoarseness of voice, dysphagia, dyspnoea, and neck swelling. Imaging revealed metastatic thyroid cancer to lymph nodes and bone. Histology from surgery confirmed anaplastic thyroid cancer. She was found to have pituitary metastases postoperatively when she presented with nonvertiginous dizziness. She subsequently underwent radiotherapy and radioiodine treatment but passed away from complications. The second patient, a 65-year-old lady, presented with loss of appetite and weight with increased goitre size and dyspnoea. Surgery was performed in view of compressive symptoms and histology confirmed follicular thyroid carcinoma. Imaging revealed metastases to bone, lung, and pituitary. She also had panhypopituitarism with hyperprolactinemia and diabetes insipidus. She received radioiodine therapy but eventually passed away from complications.
- Subjects
THYROID cancer patients; PITUITARY cancer; DYSPNEA; HISTOLOGY; THYROID cancer treatment; CANCER radiotherapy; PATIENTS
- Publication
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
2090-6501
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/252157