title: A case of pituitary apoplexy in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirohata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokutomi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigemori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*