Isolated Pituitary Stalk Relapse of Primary Penile Lymphoma

Intern Med. 2017;56(7):835-839. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7788. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

Abstract

A 76-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital because of the occurrence of multiple nodules on the shaft of his penis. He was diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). His lymphoma was located only in his penis. He received immunochemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy, and achieved complete response (CR). About two years later, he complained of a poor appetite. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion in the pituitary stalk. Biopsy of this mass revealed the recurrence of DLBCL. He received whole-brain radiotherapy, and achieved CR. This is the first case of an isolated pituitary stalk relapse of primary penile lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Penile Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pituitary Gland / pathology*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Recurrence