Endocrine inactive XXXX metastasizing to cervical lymph nodes: a case report.

@entity1 @entity227 @entity5 @entity73 @entity977 @entity3 @entity2055
A 64-year-old @entity1 experienced an episode of disorientation in relation to time, place, and @entity1 , as well as of @entity227 and @entity73 . Physical examination showed a @entity2055 . Computerized tomography of the skull revealed a sellar mass consistent with the diagnosis of @entity977 . The @entity1 progressively lost consciousness and died. At postmortem examination, a @entity977 with arachnoid @entity3 was present. Metastatic cervical lymph nodes were also detected. Histologic aspects of the @entity5 and of lymph node @entity3 were quite similar. Immunohistochemical investigation revealed the epithelial origin of the @entity5 and failed to disclose endocrine activity. At ultrastructural examination, the cells of the @entity5 and of the @entity3 lacked specific granules. These findings support the evidence of a primary metastasizing @entity977 .
