Microsurgical Management of Giant Pituitary Tumors

Pituitary tumors: pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and management.

Pituitary tumors are frequently encountered intracranial neoplasms. They present with a variety of clinical manifestations that include symptoms and signs of excessive hormone secretion by the tumor, signs of hormone deficits by the normal pituitary gland and others related to expansion of the tumor mass and the resulting compression of surrounding structures such as the optic chiasm and crania...

Outcome of Transphenoid Surgery for Corticotroph Pituitary Tumors

Background & Importance: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the result of transsphenoid microsurgery for Cushing disease in our center and comparing the results in details with other articles, to achieve the best decision for patients management in future. Case Presentation: Between 1991 to 2015, 50 patients suffering from Cushing disease were operated. Before operation, endocrine t...

Pituitary tumors.

Advances in the diagnosis and management of pituitary tumors.

The diagnosis of pituitary tumors has improved with advances in magnetic resonance and radionuclide and hormonal testing. The widespread availability of neuroimaging has significantly increased the number of incidental pituitary tumors coming to medical attention. Conventional therapy with transsphenoidal surgery, external-beam radiotherapy, and bromocriptine has enabled the majority of patient...

Giant pituitary adenoma.

To cite: Leão RN, Baptista JT, Ribeiro JV. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202041 DESCRIPTION A healthy 68-year-old man presented in the emergency room with a sudden episode of headache and vomiting together with disequilibrium and crural paresis. The laboratory evaluation revealed hyponatraemia (Na+115 mEq/L). Head MRI demonstrated a giant 40×...