Non-functional pituitary carcinoma

Haiyong He; Ying  Guo; Manting Li; Lun  Luo; Robin Bhattarai; Wensheng Li

doi:10.3126/njn.v18i4.39301

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Haiyong He Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5180-926X
Ying Guo Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-8853
Manting Li Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4789-6353
Lun Luo Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-336X
Robin Bhattarai Department of Neurosurgery, B & C Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9537-5419
Wensheng Li Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-7185

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nonfunctional pituitary carcinoma, endoscopic transsphenoidal approach, temozolomide, craniospinal irradiation

Abstract

We present as case to review and present the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of non-functional pituitary carcinoma (NFPC).

We operated on a case of NFPC. After surgery, gamma knife therapy, temozolomide chemotherapy and whole craniospinal irradiation, the patient still had poor tumor control and died 7 months after operation.

FPC is very rare. It needs to be diagnosed with a combination of clinical suspicion, imaging and dynamic monitoring. It is necessary to find more effective methods to control the progress of tumor while routine treatment fails.

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