HYPOPHYSEAL NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA PRESENTING WITH CLINICAL PANHYPOPITUITARISM SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY

Authors
JONKHOFF AR HUIJGENS PC SCHREUDER WO TEULE GJJ HEIMANS JJ
Citation
Ar. Jonkhoff et al., HYPOPHYSEAL NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA PRESENTING WITH CLINICAL PANHYPOPITUITARISM SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY, Journal of neuro-oncology, 17(2), 1993, pp. 155-158
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Oncology
Journal title
Journal of neuro-oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0167594X
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
155 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-594X(1993)17:2<155:HNPWCP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A patient is described with a testicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) presenting with panhypopituitarism caused by a hypophyseal localizatio n. A (67)Gallium scintigraphy showed avid uptake in the hypophyseal re gion. Obviously (67)Gallium could reach the tumor, by the intravenous route, which was the reason to treat the patient with intravenous chem otherapy. A complete remission was induced, which seems to be lasting (+25 months). As far as we know this is the first report of panhypopit uitarism caused by a hypophyseal NHL in the hypophysis and successfull y treated by intravenous chemotherapy.