A case of pituitary apoplexy in a child.
A case of pituitary apoplexy is reported in a 14-year-old girl who presented with headaches and progressive visual disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated subacute hemorrhage into a pituitary adenoma. Transsphenoidal removal of the tumor was performed successfully. Pituitary apoplexy in children is rare. Thus we will discuss the clinical features and neuroradiological findings.
Sugita
S
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hirohata
M
M
Tokutomi
T
T
Yamashita
M
M
Shigemori
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*