Zusammenfassung
Bei einem 59jährigen Mann mit einem Hypernephrom der rechten Niere wurde eine Metastase dieses Tumors in der Hypophyse, 9 Jahre nach dem Auftreten des Primärtumors festgestellt. Außerdem wurde eine Metastase in der linken Niere gefunden. Demzufolge kann nicht sicher gesagt werden, ob die Metastase in der Hypophyse vom Primärtumor der rechten Niere oder von der später erkrankten linken Niere herrührt. Unseres Wissens wurde bisher noch nicht über eine Metastase in der Hypophyse, ausgehend von einem Hypernephrom, berichtet.
Summary
In a 59-year-old man with a hypernephroma tumour of the right kidney, a metastasis in the pituitary gland of this neoplasm was diagnosed 9 years after removal of the kidney. However, metastases were also found in the left kidney. It cannot be established whether the metastasis in the pituitary gland came from the original tumour or from the other diseased kidney. To the best of our knowledge, a hypernephroma metastasis to the pituitary gland has not been reported previously.
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Anniko, M., Lundquist, P.G., Silfverswärd, C. et al. Hypernephroma metastasis in the pituitary gland. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 232, 227–232 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00457446
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