Pituitary tumor apoplexy.
Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a medical emergency due to acute infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland. In this review, the authors discuss the sellar anatomy, the pituitary gland and adenomas' vascularization and the general aspects of the syndrome such as its ethiopatogenesis, predisposing factors, clinical features, treatment and prognosis.
Chang
Claudia V
CV
Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. chang.cv@gmail.com
Felicio
Andre C
AC
Toscanini
Andrea Cecilia
AC
Teixeira
Manoel Jacobsen
MJ
Cunha-Neto
Malebranche Berardo Carneiro da
MB
D006801:Humans; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors