TY - JOUR
T1 - Lung cancer presents as Addisonian crisis secondary to a solitary pituitary metastasis
AU - Turaka, Aruna
AU - Parsons, Rosaleen B.
AU - Buyyounouski, Mark K.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - We present the case of 68-year-old white man who presented with lung cancer in Addisonian crisis due to a pituitary metastasis. He was successfully treated with radiotherapy which reversed his visual field deficits. Pituitary metastasis as the first manifestation of malignancy is rare but, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with endocrine disturbances and visual problems.
AB - We present the case of 68-year-old white man who presented with lung cancer in Addisonian crisis due to a pituitary metastasis. He was successfully treated with radiotherapy which reversed his visual field deficits. Pituitary metastasis as the first manifestation of malignancy is rare but, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with endocrine disturbances and visual problems.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1460396909990082
DO - 10.1017/S1460396909990082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:74549132804
SN - 1460-3969
VL - 8
SP - 229
EP - 232
JO - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
JF - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
IS - 4
ER -
