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Conservative management of pituitary tumor apoplexy.
Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2011 Jun; 55(5):345-8.AB

Abstract

Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a rare neuroendocrine syndrome resulting, in most cases, from hemorrhage or infarctation of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma. Treatment recommendations vary; some authors advocate urgent surgical decompression of the tumor, whereas others suggest that conservative management can lead to recovery of neuro-ophthalmologic function. We describe two patients with pituitary tumor apoplexy who had clinically non-functioning macroadenomas and hypopituitarism, including hypogonadism. They were treated conservatively without surgery, and achieved tumor remission.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Santos AB
Department of Clinical Medicine, Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista, SP, Brazil.
França MM
No affiliation info available
Hirosawa RM
No affiliation info available
Marivo M
No affiliation info available
Zanini MA
No affiliation info available
Nunes VS
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdenomaAdultAgedHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPituitary ApoplexyPituitary NeoplasmsRemission Induction

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21881818

Citation

Santos, Antonio Benigno A., et al. "Conservative Management of Pituitary Tumor Apoplexy." Arquivos Brasileiros De Endocrinologia E Metabologia, vol. 55, no. 5, 2011, pp. 345-8.
Santos AB, França MM, Hirosawa RM, et al. Conservative management of pituitary tumor apoplexy. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2011;55(5):345-8.
Santos, A. B., França, M. M., Hirosawa, R. M., Marivo, M., Zanini, M. A., & Nunes, V. S. (2011). Conservative management of pituitary tumor apoplexy. Arquivos Brasileiros De Endocrinologia E Metabologia, 55(5), 345-8.
Santos AB, et al. Conservative Management of Pituitary Tumor Apoplexy. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2011;55(5):345-8. PubMed PMID: 21881818.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Conservative management of pituitary tumor apoplexy. AU - Santos,Antonio Benigno A, AU - França,Mariana M, AU - Hirosawa,Renata M, AU - Marivo,Mônica, AU - Zanini,Marco A, AU - Nunes,Vania S, PY - 2011/9/2/entrez PY - 2011/9/2/pubmed PY - 2012/5/1/medline SP - 345 EP - 8 JF - Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia JO - Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol VL - 55 IS - 5 N2 - Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a rare neuroendocrine syndrome resulting, in most cases, from hemorrhage or infarctation of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma. Treatment recommendations vary; some authors advocate urgent surgical decompression of the tumor, whereas others suggest that conservative management can lead to recovery of neuro-ophthalmologic function. We describe two patients with pituitary tumor apoplexy who had clinically non-functioning macroadenomas and hypopituitarism, including hypogonadism. They were treated conservatively without surgery, and achieved tumor remission. SN - 1677-9487 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/21881818/Conservative_management_of_pituitary_tumor_apoplexy_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarytumors.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -