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03 February 2022: Articles

Pituitary Carcinoma in a Patient with Cowden Syndrome

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Han Zhang A* , Junsiyuan Li B , Ming Lee B , Chi Long Ho A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934846

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e934846

Figure 5. Photomicrographs of resected left frontotemporal tumor of the woman with pituitary carcinoma in 2021. (A) Hematoxylin-eosin stained low-power view shows the tumor comprising of sheets of polygonal cells with eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. (B) Hematoxylin-eosin-stained high-power view shows moderate nuclear atypia and increased mitotic activity of the tumor cells. (C) Immunohistochemical Ki67 staining demonstrates 10% elevation of the index, indicating mitotic activity of the tumor cells.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923