Pituitary Apoplexy.

Publication Title

Neurosurgery clinics of North America

Authors

Garni Barkhoudarian, John Wayne Cancer Institute Santa Monica, California.Follow
Daniel F Kelly, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Brain Tumor Center & Pituitary Disorders Program, John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John's Health Center, 2200 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA.Follow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2019

Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy is a clinical condition with acute-onset headaches, vision loss, and/or pituitary dysfunction associated with a hemorrhagic or infarcted pituitary tumor or cyst. Treatment varies based on clinical presentation, although often urgent or emergent surgical resection is indicated. Conservative treatment strategies tend to be applied for more mild conditions of apoplexy. Overall outcomes may be similar in this less severe cohort. Acute-onset vision loss with apoplexy should be treated with urgent or emergent surgical evacuation of hematoma and resection of tumor when possible.

Area of Special Interest

Cancer

Specialty/Research Institute

Oncology

Specialty/Research Institute

Neurosciences