Delayed diagnosis of pituitary tumors.
Of 38 patients with presumed or proven pituitary adenomas, 24 first presented with ocular complaints. Of these, ten patients had a physician-caused delay in the formulation of the correct diagnosis. Reasons for the physician-caused delay in diagnosis include inadequate history evaluation, failure to perform adequate testing, provide follow-up examination, and recognize typical signs of pituitary adenomas.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009443:Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity