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MRI showed a single lesion characterized by a well-circumscribed pituitary mass with extrasellar extension, causing compression of the optic chiasm. Signal intensity was unusual as enhancement could not be appreciated after contrast administration. The dog was euthanized without further diagnostic tests. Histopathologic examination revealed a poorly differentiated exocrine pancreatic carcinoma with widespread metastasis involving the pituitary gland. To the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first such case reported in a dog. Pituitary metastases should be included as a differential diagnosis for dogs presenting with acute-onset blindness and for single brain masses affecting the pituitary gland.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/jaaha-ms-5926","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,9,20]],"date-time":"2013-09-20T04:21:16Z","timestamp":1379650876000},"page":"403-406","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Pituitary Metastasis of Pancreatic Origin in a Dog Presenting with Acute-Onset Blindness"],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Rodrigo","family":"Gutierrez-Quintana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"In\u00e9s","family":"Carrera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melanie","family":"Dobromylskyj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janet","family":"Patterson-Kane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Ortega","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annette","family":"Wessmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3280","reference":[{"key":"bib1","series-title":"Vet Pathol","first-page":"148","article-title":"Metastasis of canine transmissible venereal tumour to adenohypophysis","volume":"7","author":"Manning","year":"1970","unstructured":"Manning\n              PJ\n            , MartinPD. 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