Rapid enlargement of carniopharyngioma in pregnancy.
A patient is described in whom rapid enlargement of a craniopharyngioma during pregnancy caused visual disturbance. The tumour was removed at 29 weeks gestation and the patient went on to have a spontaneous labour and vaginal delivery at term.
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications