Resolution of diabetes insipidus following gamma knife surgery for a solitary metastasis to the pituitary stalk: Case report

Mark P. Piedra; Paul D. Brown; Paul C. Carpenter; Michael J. Link

doi:10.3171/jns.2004.101.6.1053

Resolution of diabetes insipidus following gamma knife surgery for a solitary metastasis to the pituitary stalk: Case report

Mark P. Piedra, Paul D. Brown, Paul C. Carpenter, Michael J. Link

Neurosurgery

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The authors present the case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of diabetes insipidus (DI) 1 year after she was found to have a Stage 3 (of 4) estrogen receptor-positive infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma of the left breast with pulmonary and bone metastases. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated a solitary site of metastasis in the patient's pituitary stalk, and gamma knife surgery (GKS) was performed to treat the lesion. Three months after GKS the patient was able to reduce the medication she required for the DI. There was no evidence of pituitary failure and no negative effect on her vision.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1053-1056
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	101
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.2004.101.6.1053
State	Published - Dec 2004

Keywords

Diabetes insipidus
Gamma knife surgery
Metastasis
Pituitary stalk

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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