Pituitary Macroadenoma with Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome

Pituitary Macroadenoma with Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas are benign tumours which arise within the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) of the gland in the sella turcica. Lateral extension into the cavernous sinuses can result in involvement of intracavernous part of 3rd, 4th and 6th cranial nerves resulting in superior orbital fissure syndrome. Case Report: We report a case of pituitary macroadenomas in which the involvem...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus and the superior orbital fissure syndrome.

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is not an uncommon condition in the elderly and the immunocompromised. The common ocular manifestations include blepharoconjunctivitis, keratitis and uveitis. Dramatic presentations like orbital apex syndrome and superior orbital fissure syndromes occur rarely in patients with herpes zoster meningo-encephalitis. We report a patient with herpes zoster meningo-enc...

Traumatic superior orbital fissure syndrome: a rare case report

Superior orbital fissure syndrome is a severe clinical entity characterized by injuries of neurovascular structures passing through the superior orbital fissure. A 38-year-old male patient admitted to outpatient clinic with left upper eyelid ptosis, ecchymosis, mydriasis, hypoesthesia in upper eyelid and frontal region, blepharoptosis, restriction of ocular movements in all directions, loss of ...

Superior orbital fissure syndrome. Some clinical and radiological observations.

A patient is described with features of a superior orbital fissure (Tolosa Hunt) syndrome and a coexistent intraorbital lesion. There was radiological evidence both of narrowing of the carotid artery and of an intraorbital obstruction of venous return from the orbit. The diagnostic value of orbital venography and carotid angiography in the investigation of granulomata in the region of the orbit...

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