Pituitary carcinoma: A cytopathologic dilemma when metastatic to cervical lymph nodes

Diagn Cytopathol. 2023 Mar;51(3):E94-E97. doi: 10.1002/dc.25087. Epub 2022 Dec 5.

Abstract

Pituitary carcinomas are rare tumors defined by distant metastasis or cerebrospinal spread. The morphologic features are poorly characterized because only a handful of reports have been described by fine-needle aspiration cytology. We present a case of pituitary carcinoma diagnosed in a 64-year-old male and highlight this rare entity's key cytomorphologic features and differential diagnosis.

Keywords: cytopathology; fine-needle aspiration; metastatic pituitary neuroendocrine tumor; pituitary carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck / pathology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Pituitary Neoplasms* / pathology