Pituicytoma, a rare tumor

Pituicytoma WHO Immunohistochemistry

Authors

  • Ricardo Salvadó-Gómez
    ricardosalvado77@gmail.com
    Departamento de Patología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Mauricio Siliezar-Tala Departamento de Patología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Marisol Gramajo-Rodas Departamento de Patología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
January 31, 2022
June 9, 2022

Pituicytoma is a WHO grade I neoplasm that originates from the neurohypophysis or from the infundibulum. It presents as a solid, well-circumscribed mass, at a mean age of 50 years, predominantly in men. Histologically, it is a neoplasm with a fascicula