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题目:: Combined gangliocytoma and prolactinoma of the pituitary gland.
作者:: Mikami(Shuji),Kameyama(Kaori),Takahashi(Satoshi),Yoshida(Kazunari),Kawase(Takeshi),Sano(Toshiaki),Mukai(Makio)
状态:: 发布时间2008-08-12 , 更新时间 2013-11-21
期刊:: Endocr Pathol
摘要:: Gangliocytomas of the pituitary gland are rare lesions that often occur in combination with pituitary adenomas, which are frequently associated with the hypersecretion of pituitary hormones, particularly growth hormones. We report a case of combined gangliocytoma and prolactinoma of the pituitary gland. A 49-year-old male presented with vertigo. Radiological examination revealed an intrasellar tumor with a suprasellar extension, which was removed via the trans-sphenoidal approach. Histologically, the tumor was composed of adenoma cells, mature ganglion cells and cells with features intermediate between those of adenoma cells and ganglion cells (intermediate cells). Immunohistochemical analysis revealed the ganglion cells and intermediate cells as well as adenoma cells to be positive for prolactin. No growth hormone-positive tumor cells were observed. The ganglion cells were positive for synaptophysin and neurofilament. The findings in this case are discussed in relation to hypotheses proposed for histogenesis, and the presence of intermediate cells supports three hypotheses. The first is that adenoma cells transform into ganglion cells, and the second is that both components originate from the embryonal pituitary cell rests, showing intermediate features between ganglion cells and adenoma cells. The last is that their common origin may be the same stem/progenitor cells in normal adult pituitaries.
语言:: eng
DOI:: 10.1007/s12022-008-9027-1

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