College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Keywords
pituitary neoplasms, sella turcica, vision, Incidental Findings
Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
Pituitary adenomas are the most common tumors in the sella turcica. The symptoms of vision loss or change is due to the anatomical location of the pituitary tumor beneath the optic nerve. (2) As the tumor grows in size it can compress the optic nerve and vision changes will occur. Our case demonstrates a 40 year old male who had one brief 1 time episode of blurry vison and dull intermittent headaches that was not debilitating in nature. A discovery of pituitary adenoma prior to onset of symptoms of constant vision changes or elevated hormones are crucial to a more favorable prognosis. (1)
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Neurology
Included in
Diagnosis Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Neurology Commons
From Left Arm Numbness to Incidental Pituitary Macroadenoma
Pituitary adenomas are the most common tumors in the sella turcica. The symptoms of vision loss or change is due to the anatomical location of the pituitary tumor beneath the optic nerve. (2) As the tumor grows in size it can compress the optic nerve and vision changes will occur. Our case demonstrates a 40 year old male who had one brief 1 time episode of blurry vison and dull intermittent headaches that was not debilitating in nature. A discovery of pituitary adenoma prior to onset of symptoms of constant vision changes or elevated hormones are crucial to a more favorable prognosis. (1)
