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We present an unusual case with pituitary metastasis as the first manifestation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A 70\u2010year\u2010old male presented with acute onset of weakness, dizziness, diplopia, and progressively worsening headache. The initial CT head revealed a heterogeneous sellar mass measuring 2.8\u2009\u00d7\u20091.9\u2009\u00d7\u20091.7\u2009cm. A follow\u2010up MRI showed the sellar mass invading the right cavernous sinus. The presumptive diagnosis was a pituitary macroadenoma. Physical examination revealed bilateral 6th cranial nerve palsy and episodes of intermittent binocular horizontal diplopia. Hormonal testing noted possible secondary adrenal insufficiency (AM serum cortisol: 3.3\u2009mcg\/dL, ACTH: 8\u2009pg\/mL), secondary hypothyroidism (TSH: &lt;0.01\u2009mIU\/L, FT4: 0.7\u2009ng\/dL), secondary hypogonadism (testosterone: 47\u2009ng\/dL, LH: 1.3\u2009mIU\/mL, and FSH: 2.3\u2009mIU\/mL), and elevated serum prolactin (prolactin: 56.8\u2009ng\/ml, normal: 4.0\u201315.2\u2009ng\/ml). IGF\u20101 level was normal at 110\u2009ng\/mL (47\u2013192\u2009ng\/mL). The patient was discharged on levothyroxine and hydrocortisone therapy with plans for close surveillance. However, his condition worsened over the next three months, and he was subsequently readmitted with nausea, vomiting, and hypernatremia secondary to diabetes insipidus. Repeat MRI pituitary showed an interval increase in the size of the sellar mass with suprasellar extension and a new mass effect on the optic chiasm. The sellar mass was urgently resected via a trans\u2010sphenoidal approach. The tumor was negative for neuroendocrine markers and pituitary hormone panel, ruling out the diagnosis of pituitary adenoma and triggered workup for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, clear cell type. The diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma was confirmed by the diffuse and strong staining for renal cell carcinoma markers (Pax\u20108, RCC\u20101, and CD10). A follow\u2010up CT scan noted large right renal mass measuring 11\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2009\u00d7\u200911\u2009cm. The patient underwent a cytoreductive robotic right radical nephrectomy for WHO\/ISUP histologic grade II clear cell RCC, stage pT2b pNX pM1. He subsequently received fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the pituitary gland. He is presently stable with no radiological evidence of progression or new intracranial disease on subsequent imaging. Pituitary metastasis most commonly occurs from breast, lung, or gastrointestinal tumors but also rarely from renal cell carcinoma. 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