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Recurrent Pituicytoma in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report
Maldonado-Morán, Miguel Ángel; Ospina, Jeisson; Vega, Juan; Restrepo, Claudia; Rico, Daniela; Zubieta, Camilo; Penagos, Pedro.
Affiliation
  • Maldonado-Morán, Miguel Ángel; Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Bogotá. CO
  • Ospina, Jeisson; Department of Neurological Surgery, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José, Fundación Universitaria Ciencias de la Salud (FUCS). Bogotá. CO
  • Vega, Juan; Hospital Militar Central. Bogotá. CO
  • Restrepo, Claudia; Clínica Universitária de Neurocirurgia e Instituto de Anatomia, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. PT
  • Rico, Daniela; Department of Neurological Surgery, Universidad El Bosque. Bogotá. CO
  • Zubieta, Camilo; Department of Neurological Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Bogotá. CO
  • Penagos, Pedro; Department of Neurological Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Bogotá. CO
Arq. bras. neurocir ; 37(2): 119-122, 24/07/2018.
Article in En | LILACS | ID: biblio-912242
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ABSTRACT
Pituicytoma is a rare tumor that arises from the glial cells of the neurohypophysis. For a long time, it was believed that pituicytomas only appeared in adults. Currently, at least three cases of this entity occurring in children have been reported in the literature. The aim of the present report is to describe the case of a 5-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department with visual disturbances, and the diagnosis was a recurrent pituicytoma. Therefore, the clinical presentation, the radiological features of the tumor, and the corresponding surgical management are described. Additionally, a brief review of the management of this unusual entity was performed.
RESUMO
O pituicitoma é um tumor raro que surge das células gliais da neurohipófise. Durante muito tempo, acreditou-se que os pituicitomas só aparecessem em adultos. Atualmente, pelo menos três casos desta entidade ocorrendo em crianças foram relatados na literatura. O objetivo do presente artigo é descrever o caso de uma menina de 5 anos que chegou à emergência com distúrbios visuais, e o diagnóstico foi um pituicitoma recorrente. A apresentação clínica, as características radiológicas do tumor, e o correspondente manejo cirúrgico foram, portanto, descritos. Além disso, foi realizada uma breve revisão do tratamento desta entidade incomum.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Pediatrics / Pituitary Neoplasms Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Arq. bras. neurocir Journal subject: Cirurgia / NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2018 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Pediatrics / Pituitary Neoplasms Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Arq. bras. neurocir Journal subject: Cirurgia / NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2018 Type: Article