Rare Case of Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma leading to Panhypopituitarism
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https://doi.org/10.17140/IMOJ-7-122Keywords:
Cholangiocarcinoma, Metastasis, Panhypopituitarism, Hospital MedicineAbstract
Metastasis is a common complication of malignancy, however, researchers are constantly investigating and trying to better understand the way and pattern in which cancer spreads. Neuro-ophthalmologic and ocular presentations are rare in cholangiocarcinoma, with only one known confirmed case reported in 2020. This case features a patient with a known diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma with bone metastasis; complicated by newly discovered subdural hematoma and suspected pituitary metastasis; with radiological evidence of abnormally large and enhancing pituitary, clinical features of left-sided cranial nerve 6th palsy and laboratory features of panhypopituitarism.
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