Pituitary Macroadenoma with Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome
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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 involvement of the 3rd, 4th and 6th cranial nerves was more extracavernous than intracavernous. Conclusion: We report this rarity here with an endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal treatment protocol that is minimally invasive and has less morbidity than open neurosurgical techniques.
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