Pituitary tumor apoplexy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Claudia V. Chang²  Andre C. Felicio¹  Andrea Cecilia Toscanini²  Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira¹  Malebranche Berardo Carneiro Da Cunha-neto² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das ClínicasSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: pituitary tumor apoplexy;    pituitary;    pituitary adenomas;    apoplexia hipofisária;    hipófise;    adenoma hipofisário;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200033

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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