title: Conservative management of pituitary tumor apoplexy.
abstract: Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a rare neuroendocrine syndrome resulting, in most cases, from hemorrhage or infarctation of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma. Treatment recommendations vary; some authors advocate urgent surgical decompression of the tumor, whereas others suggest that conservative management can lead to recovery of neuro-ophthalmologic function. We describe two patients with pituitary tumor apoplexy who had clinically non-functioning macroadenomas and hypopituitarism, including hypogonadism. They were treated conservatively without surgery, and achieved tumor remission.
authors: Department of Clinical Medicine, Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista, SP, Brazil.
authors: Antonio Benigno A
authors: AB
authors: Santos
authors: Mariana M
authors: MM
authors: França
authors: Renata M
authors: RM
authors: Hirosawa
authors: Mônica
authors: M
authors: Marivo
authors: Marco A
authors: MA
authors: Zanini
authors: Vania S
authors: VS
authors: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012074:Remission Induction