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Neurology India
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Neurological Society of India
ISSN: 0028-3886
EISSN: 0028-3886
Vol. 53, No. 3, 2005, pp. 326-328
Bioline Code: ni05114
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Neurology India, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2005, pp. 326-328

 en Post operative "pituitary apoplexy" in giant pituitary adenomas: A series of cases
Ahmad FaizU, Pandey Paritosh, Mahapatra AshokK

Abstract

This is report on four cases of giant pituitary tumors that developed postoperative pituitary apoplexy after they had undergone a partial tumor resection. Three patients had undergone surgery by a transsphenoid route and one patient underwent surgery by transcranial route. Postoperative CT scan showed hemorrhagic expansion of residual tumor mass. All the four patients were re-explored transcranially and hemorrhagic swelling of the tumor was observed. In three cases, the tumor had swollen to a size greater than twice the original tumor. All the four patients had a fatal outcome.

Keywords
Giant pituitary tumor, apoplexy, transsphenoid surgery

 
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