Pituicytoma presenting with spontaneous hemorrhage

Pituitary. 2006;9(1):53-8. doi: 10.1007/s11102-006-8070-5.

Abstract

Pituicytomas are rare tumors. Previously reported pituicytomas all presented with signs and symptoms relating to mass effect or endocrinological dysfunction. We report a 47 year old man who presented with sudden, severe headache and was found to have a hemorrhagic suprasellar mass with hemorrhage into the third ventricle. A mass arising from the pituitary stalk was found at surgery, and thorough pathological analysis revealed a pituicytoma. Pituicytoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hemorrhagic suprasellar mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome