Pituitary abscess associated with prolactinoma.
We present a 37-year-old female, who was admitted with a long standing history of menstrual abnormalities and galactorrhoea followed by progressive visual loss. X-ray of the skull showed an enlarged sella with destruction of the floor. CT scan of the head revealed a giant pituitary adenoma with sellar and parasellar extension. At surgery, through a transsphenoidal approach, solid tissue and cystic areas containing pus from which Escherichia coli was cultured were encountered. She had an uneventful postoperative recovery. At 2 years follow up, she was doing well.
Jaiswal
Awadhesh Kumar
AK
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. akmahapatra_22000@yahoo.com
Mahapatra
A K
AK
Sharma
M C
MC
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology