Gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastases to the pituitary: a rare entity

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare, but represent the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. The paucity of intracranial metastasis makes treatment strategies difficult. This manuscript presents the first documented case report of a GIST that presented clinically with pituitary symptoms due to a pituitary metastasis.

Keywords:

• Diplopia
• GIST
• KIT
• pituitary

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