title: Ptosis as the early manifestation of pituitary tumour.
abstract: Three patients who developed unilateral ptosis followed by partial third nerve palsy were found to have a pituitary tumour. The visual field defects were minimal and asymptomatic. Two patients had a chromophobe adenoma and one patient had a prolactinoma. The importance of recognising a pituitary tumour as the cause of acquired unilateral ptosis is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jaw
mesh_terms: D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis