[Pituitary metastasis revealing a lung cancer]

Abstract

Introduction: Pituitary metastases are rare and difficult to diagnose. Their optimal approach and management remains to be defined.

Case report: We report the case of a 56-year-old patient suffering from squamous cell lung carcinoma who developed pituitary metastasis with secondary hypopituitarism, the symptoms of which were initially attributed to depression.

Conclusion: Pituitary metastases can be difficult to diagnose, which may lead to delays in care, which can be fatal.

Keywords: Cancer bronchique; Diagnosis; Diagnostic; Insuffisance hypophysaire; Lung cancer; Métastase hypophysaire; Pituitary insufficiency; Pituitary metastasis.