Vitiligo as a paraneoplastic syndrome preceding pituitary adenoma and subsequent acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Leukemia & Lymphoma
Wing Y AuHenry H Chan

Abstract

We present an unusual case of rapid onset of vitiligo heralding blindness due to pituitary apoplexy secondary to a non-secreting pituitary adenoma in a 49-year-old man. Deterioration in vision and skin condition coincided with tumor progression over 3 years. He subsequently died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after pituitary radiation. The possible pathological associations between the 2 malignancies and vitiligo are discussed.

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