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January 1, 2025Brain Tumor Research and TreatmentOpen Access

Erdheim-Chester Disease Mimicking a Malignant Pituitary Stalk Tumor With Ventricular Dissemination: A Case Report

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MOMyung-Suk OhSKSe Hoon KimEKEui Hyun Kim

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Overview

Case report demonstrates diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease with pituitary stalk mass in a man, highlighting molecular pathogenesis implications.

Key Points

  • This report highlights the challenges in diagnosing Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) mimicking a pituitary stalk tumor.
  • Case report of a 32-year-old man with pituitary stalk mass presenting with ventricular dissemination.
  • Assessment of MRI imaging characteristics of ECD.
  • Genetic analysis to identify mutations in BRAF and CSF1R.
  • Patient diagnosed with BRAF wild-type ECD harboring a CSF1R mutation.
  • ECD was confirmed despite absence of typical clinical features.
  • Molecular pathogenesis insights could improve differential diagnosis approaches.

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Oh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6925572cc0ce034ddc35a744https://doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2025.0029
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