Coexistence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and recurrent non-functional pituitary adenoma: a case report
Bagherzadeh M, Aminorroaya A, Vafaeimanesh J, Mohajeri-Tehrani M. Coexistence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and recurrent non-functional pituitary adenoma: a case report. Journal Of Medical Case Reports 2018, 12: 220. PMID: 30107852, PMCID: PMC6092822, DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1745-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedullary thyroid carcinomaRecurrent non-functioning pituitary adenomaNon-functioning pituitary adenomasPituitary adenomasThyroid carcinomaPrimary cancerCoexistence of medullary thyroid carcinomaTumor-to-tumor metastasis phenomenonNon-functioning pituitary macroadenomaChief complaint of headacheBackgroundMedullary thyroid carcinomaMultiple endocrine neoplasia syndromeParafollicular C cellsSecond primary cancersSurgery several yearsComplaints of headacheEndocrine neoplasia syndromeTranssphenoidal surgeryPituitary macroadenomaNeuroendocrine tumorsPrimary neoplasmsBenign hyperplasiaNeoplasia syndromeChief complaintSymptom-free