Pituitary mammosomatotroph tumor with folliculo-stellate and mucin cells in a child with McCune Albright syndrome

Publication date: November 2019Source: Human Pathology: Case Reports, Volume 18Author(s): Sadeem Al-Subaie, Mussa H. AlMalki, Maqsood Ahmed, Sadeq Al-DandanAbstractA pituitary tumor is a common manifestation of the endocrinopathies criterion in McCune Albright syndrome. Herein, we report a 12-year-old male with McCune Albright syndrome, who presented with dysmorphic features and tall stature, then, underwent a trans-sphenoidal resection of suprasellar lesion that revealed a pituitary mammosomatotroph tumor with a unique finding of folliculo-stellate and mucin cells.
Source: Human Pathology: Case Reports - Category: Pathology Source Type: research