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Yu X, Shi C, Jiang L, Liu K. Pituitary apoplexy after surgery for cervical stump adenocarcinoma: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 2024; 28:411. [PMID: 38988450 PMCID: PMC11234809 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is an emergency condition caused by sudden hemorrhage or infarction and characterized by sudden sella turcica compression, intracranial hypertension and meningeal stimulation. PA usually occurs secondary to pituitary adenomas and can serve as the initial manifestation of an undiagnosed pituitary adenoma in an individual. In the present study, a case of PA following surgery for cervical stump adenocarcinoma was reported. The patient experienced an abrupt onset of headache and drowsiness on postoperative day 1 (POD1), and developed blurred vision and blepharoptosis of the left eye on POD4. Pituitary MRI confirmed the diagnosis of PA, prompting the initial administration of hydrocortisone to supplement endogenous hormones, followed by trans-sphenoidal resection. At the six-week follow-up, the patient had fully recovered, with only mild residual blurring of vision. Diagnosing PA post-surgery can be a challenging task due to its symptomatic overlap with postoperative complications. The existing literature on PA after surgery was also reviewed, including the symptoms, time of onset, imageological examination, management, potential risk factors and outcome to improve on early detection and individualized treatment in the future.
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- Xiaodan Yu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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Kajal S, Ahmad YES, Halawi A, Gol MAK, Ashley W. Pituitary apoplexy: a systematic review of non-gestational risk factors. Pituitary 2024:10.1007/s11102-024-01412-0. [PMID: 38935252 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-024-01412-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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PURPOSE Pregnancy is a known risk factor for Pituitary Apoplexy (PA) but there is a lack of consistency in the literature regarding non-gestational risk factors responsible for PA. METHODS We did a systematic review following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines to identify the non-gestational risk factors associated with the development of PA in adult patients with pituitary adenoma. Also, we discuss here a case of an elderly female with pituitary macroadenoma who was initially planned for pituitary resection electively but underwent emergency surgery after she developed PA. RESULTS As per screening and eligibility criteria, seven studies with 4937 study participants were included in this systematic review out of which 490 (9.92%) patients had PA, including asymptomatic subclinical PA (SPA) and symptomatic clinical PA (CPA). The macroadenomas and negative staining of the tumor were found to be a significant risk factor consistently in multivariate analysis in three and two retrospective studies, respectively. However, the results were varied for any significant difference in the risk factors for apoplexy between SPA and CPA. Similarly, there was no consistency among the studies for risk factors significantly responsible for CPA or PA compared to controls. CONCLUSION No single non-gestational risk factor is solely responsible for the development of PA in a pituitary adenoma compared to the control population. Tumor size (macroadenoma) and the non-functioning status of the adenoma are the only significant factors contributing independently toward an apoplectic event in most patients. Such patients can be prioritized for early pituitary tumor resection.
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- Smile Kajal
- MedStar Health Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
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- MedStar Health Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
- LifeBridge Health Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA
- Maryland ENT Center, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- MedStar Health Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
- LifeBridge Health Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA
- Maryland ENT Center, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- LifeBridge Health Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA
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Garcia-Feijoo P, Perez Lopez C, Paredes I, Acitores Cancela A, Alvarez-Escola C, Calatayud M, Lagares A, Librizzi MS, Rodriguez Berrocal V, Araujo-Castro M. Exploring risk factors of severe pituitary apoplexy: Insights from a multicenter study of 71 cases. Endocrine 2024:10.1007/s12020-024-03918-w. [PMID: 38850439 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03918-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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PURPOSE To identify clinical and radiological factors associated with a higher risk of developing a severe pituitary apoplexy (PA). METHODS Multicenter retrospective study of patients presenting with clinical PA in three Spanish tertiary hospitals of Madrid between 2008 and 2022. We classified PA as severe when presenting with an altered level of consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 15) or visual involvement. RESULTS A total of 71 PA cases were identified, of whom 80.28% (n = 57) were classified as severe PA. The median age was 60 (18 to 85 years old) and 67.6% (n = 48) were male. Most patients had macroadenomas, except for one patient with a microadenoma of 9 mm. Headache was the most common presenting symptom (90.1%) and anticoagulation was the most frequent predisposing risk factor, but it was not associated with a higher risk for severe PA (odds ratio [OR] 1.13 [0.21-5.90]). Severe cases were associated with male gender (OR 5.53 [1.59-19.27]), tumor size >20 mm (OR 17.67 [4.07-76.64]), and Knosp grade ≥2 (OR 9.6 [2.38-38.73]). In the multivariant analysis, the only variables associated with a higher risk for severe PA were tumor size and Knosp grade. Surgery was more common in severe PA than in non-severe (91.2% vs. 64.3%, P = 0.009). CONCLUSION A tumor size >20 mm and cavernous sinus invasion are risk factors for developing a severe PA. These risk factors can stratify patients at a higher risk of a worse clinical picture, and subsequently, more need of decompressive surgery.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Sur, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
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Li X, Deng K, Zhang Y, Feng M, Xing B, Lian W, Yao Y. Pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumors-a 13-year experience in a tertiary center. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1270958. [PMID: 38023185 PMCID: PMC10661939 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1270958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumor is a rare condition, and despite previous research focusing on this specific group, the main factors influencing the surgical cure rate have not been identified. Methods We conducted a single-center retrospective study on pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumor patients who visited Peking Union Medical College Hospital between 2010 and 2023. We collected data on their clinical characteristics, imaging features, surgical outcomes, and follow-up information. Additionally, we used multiple-factor logistic regression to investigate the factors affecting the surgical cure rate of pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumor. Results 232 patients were diagnosed with pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumors, with a higher incidence in females. The most common type was ACTH-secreting adenoma (90/232), followed by prolactin-secreting adenoma (63/232), and growth hormone-secreting adenoma (41/232). The majority of pediatric adenomas were macroadenomas (139/232), and some tumors were associated with cystic changes or hemorrhage (58/232), while a few exhibited invasion of the cavernous sinus (33/232). The results of the multivariate analysis indicated that the different hormone secretion types, macroadenoma or the presence of cystic changes or hemorrhage were not significant risk factors for the cure rate after the first surgery. However, the invasion of the cavernous sinus was found to be an important factor influencing the postoperative cure rate. Most pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumors with cavernous sinus invasion were macroadenomas, and some displayed characteristics of refractory pituitary neuroendocrine tumors, with some patients experiencing irreversible complications after surgery. Conclusion Pediatric pituitary neuroendocrine tumors are complex, and the postoperative cure rate is particularly poor for tumors with cavernous sinus invasion. Although macroadenoma itself does not significantly impact the postoperative cure rate, it is still recommended to diagnose and treat early to avoid unnecessary surgery or surgical complications.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Enns JP, Al-Khindi T, Wu C, Machaidze M, Sung J. Pituitary apoplexy as a mimicker of infectious meningitis in an adolescent female patient. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. CLINICAL CASES 2023; 2:e221328. [PMID: 38222459 PMCID: PMC10786407 DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2022.1328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Pituitary apoplexy can cause a chemical meningitis and its mimicry in presentation with infectious meningitis poses a diagnostic challenge. Here we report an 18-year-old woman who presented with acute headache, altered mental status, and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, and clinically improved with antibiotics and steroids. Despite an unremarkable head computed tomography scan, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a pituitary macroadenoma with apoplexy. This is one of the first reports of an adolescent with pituitary apoplexy masquerading as infectious meningitis and underscores the importance of keeping this rare condition, often missed on CT scans, on the differential for CSF pleocytosis.
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- Justine P. Enns
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Wu J, Li S, Huang Y, Zeng Z, Mei T, Wang S, Wang W, Zhang F. MRI features of pituitary adenoma apoplexy and their relationship with hypoxia, proliferation, and pathology. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2023. [PMID: 37235536 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aim to study the MRI features of pituitary adenoma (PA) apoplexy and their relationship with hypoxia, proliferation, and pathology. METHODS Sixty-seven patients with MRI signs of PA apoplexy were selected. According to the MRI signs, they were divided into the parenchymal group and the cystic group. The parenchymal group had a low signal area on T2WI without cyst >2 mm and this area was not significantly enhanced on the corresponding TW1 enhancement. The cystic group had a cyst >2 mm on T2WI, and the cyst showed liquid stratification on T2WI or high signal on T1WI. The relative T1WI (rT1WI) enhancement value and relative T2WI (rT2WI) value of non-apoplexy areas were measured. Protein levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1α), pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1), and Ki67 were detected with immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Nuclear morphology was observed with HE staining. RESULTS The rT1WI enhancement average value, rT2WI average value, Ki67 protein expression level, and the number of abnormal nuclear morphology of non-apoplexy lesions in the parenchymal group were significantly lower than those in the cystic group. The protein expression levels of HIF-1α and PDK1 in the parenchymal group were significantly higher than those in the cystic group. HIF-1α protein was positively correlated with PDK1 but negatively correlated with Ki67. CONCLUSION When there is PA apoplexy, the ischemia and hypoxia of the cystic group are lesser than those of the parenchymal group, but the proliferation is stronger.
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- Jianwu Wu
- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Fuzhou First Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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Tena Suck ML, Ortiz Plata A, Moreno Jimenez S, Tirado García LA. Pituitary Teratoma: A Case Series of Three Cases. Cureus 2023; 15:e38729. [PMID: 37292527 PMCID: PMC10246926 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.38729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a benign germ cell tumor, histologically comprising components derived from mesoderm, ectoderm, and endoderm layer tissue. MCT usually has foci of intestinal components and colonic epithelia. Pituitary teratomas containing complete colon features are very rare. Here, we present three cases of sellar teratoma in two men aged 50 and 65 years and a woman aged 30 years. All patients presented with asthenia, adynamia, and loss of strength. A pituitary mass was incidentally observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Histological features showed a mature teratoma formed by gut and colonic epithelium, extended lymphoid tissue with the formation of Peyer's patches, and muscular layer vestiges with a fibrous capsule. The immunohistochemical panel showed reactivity to cytokeratin (CK)7, CKAE6/AE7, carcinoembryonic antigen, octamer-binding transcription factor 4, cluster of differentiation (CD)20, CD3, vimentin, muscle actin, and pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 in isolated cells. However, alpha-fetoprotein, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, human placental lactogen, CK20, tumor suppressor protein 53, and Kirsten rat sarcoma were negative. This article describes the clinical and histological features of rare sellar masses as well as survival after therapy.
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- Martha L Tena Suck
- Neuropathology, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City, MEX
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- Neuropathology, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City, MEX
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Nabulsi O, Abouelleil M, Lyons L, Walsh M, Singer J. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Presenting with Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Neurol Surg Rep 2023; 84:e61-e64. [PMID: 37213415 PMCID: PMC10195162 DOI: 10.1055/a-2072-0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Background Pituitary apoplexy is a rare condition that usually occurs in the setting of a pituitary adenoma. It can present with symptoms of visual disturbances, vertigo, headache, and neurological impairments. Computed tomography (CT) scans can aid in identifying pituitary apoplexy and ruling out other diseases. We present a unique case of pituitary apoplexy in the setting of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Case Description A 61-year-old man with a past medical history significant for myocardial infarction presented to the emergency department with symptoms of diplopia and headache 36 hours after onset. The patient was found to have severe thrombocytopenia with a platelet count below 20,000. A CT of the head revealed a possible pituitary adenoma with compression of the optic chiasm. The patient's platelet count continued to decrease throughout his admission and dropped below 7,000 on day 2 of admission. The patient was given platelet transfusion along with intravenous immunoglobulins. The patient underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of the pituitary mass. Pathology of the mass revealed immature platelets characteristic of immune ITP in the setting of pituitary apoplexy. Conclusion While ITP in the setting of pituitary apoplexy is a rare entity, we believe that clinicians should have pituitary apoplexy on their differential diagnosis in patients with ITP.
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- Omar Nabulsi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Address for correspondence Omar Nabulsi, BA Department of NeurosurgerySpectrum Health, 25 Michigan St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2560United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Senthilkumaran S, Almeida JR, Williams J, Williams HF, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P, Patel K, Vaiyapuri S. Rapid identification of bilateral adrenal and pituitary haemorrhages induced by Russell's viper envenomation results in positive patient outcome. Toxicon 2023; 225:107068. [PMID: 36863530 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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The clinical management of snakebite envenomation (SBE) is challenging in many tropical and subtropical regions of developing countries due to the complex clinical manifestations and inadequate medical infrastructure. Some venomous snakes, such as the Indian Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) cause a wide range of rare complications in addition to their classical envenomation effects. In general, these uncommon complications are often misdiagnosed or not treated promptly due to a lack of awareness about these conditions. Thus, it is critical to report such complications to draw the attention of the healthcare and research communities to improve the clinical management and scientific research of SBE, respectively. Here, we report bilateral adrenal and pituitary haemorrhages in an SBE patient following a bite by Russell's viper in India. The initial symptoms included gum bleeding, swelling, axillary lymphadenopathy and clotting abnormalities. Despite the administration of antivenom, the patient presented palpitation, nausea, and abdominal pain, which were not recovered by combinational therapy with epinephrine and dexamethasone. Further infusion of antivenom did not address these issues and the patient displayed persistent hypotension, hypoglycaemia and hyperkalaemia suggesting an adrenal crisis. Inadequate secretion of corticosteroids was confirmed by laboratory tests, and imaging investigations revealed haemorrhages in both the adrenal and pituitary glands. The patient made a full recovery after treatment with hydrocortisone and thyroxine. This report adds to the growing evidence of rare complications induced by Russell's viper envenomations and it provides relevant guidance to diagnose and treat such complications in SBE victims.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UB, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UB, UK
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- Toxiven Biotech Private Limited, Coimbatore, 641042, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UB, UK
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Gheorghe AM, Trandafir AI, Ionovici N, Carsote M, Nistor C, Popa FL, Stanciu M. Pituitary Apoplexy in Patients with Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors (PitNET). Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11030680. [PMID: 36979658 PMCID: PMC10044830 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11030680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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Various complications of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNET) are reported, and an intratumor hemorrhage or infarct underlying pituitary apoplexy (PA) represents an uncommon, yet potentially life-threatening, feature, and thus early recognition and prompt intervention are important. Our purpose is to overview PA from clinical presentation to management and outcome. This is a narrative review of the English-language, PubMed-based original articles from 2012 to 2022 concerning PA, with the exception of pregnancy- and COVID-19-associated PA, and non-spontaneous PA (prior specific therapy for PitNET). We identified 194 original papers including 1452 patients with PA (926 males, 525 females, and one transgender male; a male-to-female ratio of 1.76; mean age at PA diagnostic of 50.52 years, the youngest being 9, the oldest being 85). Clinical presentation included severe headache in the majority of cases (but some exceptions are registered, as well); neuro-ophthalmic panel with nausea and vomiting, meningism, and cerebral ischemia; respectively, decreased visual acuity to complete blindness in two cases; visual field defects: hemianopia, cranial nerve palsies manifesting as diplopia in the majority, followed by ptosis and ophthalmoplegia (most frequent cranial nerve affected was the oculomotor nerve, and, rarely, abducens and trochlear); proptosis (N = 2 cases). Risk factors are high blood pressure followed by diabetes mellitus as the main elements. Qualitative analysis also pointed out infections, trauma, hematologic conditions (thrombocytopenia, polycythemia), Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and T3 thyrotoxicosis. Iatrogenic elements may be classified into three main categories: medication, diagnostic tests and techniques, and surgical procedures. The first group is dominated by anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs; additionally, at a low level of statistical evidence, we mention androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer, chemotherapy, thyroxine therapy, oral contraceptives, and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors. The second category includes a dexamethasone suppression test, clomiphene use, combined endocrine stimulation tests, and a regadenoson myocardial perfusion scan. The third category involves major surgery, laparoscopic surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, mitral valvuloplasty, endonasal surgery, and lumbar fusion surgery in a prone position. PA in PitNETs still represents a challenging condition requiring a multidisciplinary team from first presentation to short- and long-term management. Controversies involve the specific panel of risk factors and adequate protocols with concern to neurosurgical decisions and their timing versus conservative approach. The present decade-based analysis, to our knowledge the largest so far on published cases, confirms a lack of unanimous approach and criteria of intervention, a large panel of circumstantial events, and potential triggers with different levels of statistical significance, in addition to a heterogeneous clinical picture (if any, as seen in subacute PA) and a spectrum of evolution that varies from spontaneous remission and control of PitNET-associated hormonal excess to exitus. Awareness is mandatory. A total of 25 cohorts have been published so far with more than 10 PA cases/studies, whereas the largest cohorts enrolled around 100 patients. Further studies are necessary.
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- Ana-Maria Gheorghe
- Department of Endocrinology, “C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, 011683 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Endocrinology, “C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, 011683 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Endocrinology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy & “C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, 011683 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (C.N.)
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- Department 4—Cardio-Thoracic Pathology, Thoracic Surgery II Discipline, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy & Thoracic Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” Central Emergency University Military Hospital, 013058 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (C.N.)
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
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- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550169 Sibiu, Romania
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Taieb A, Mounira EE. Pilot Findings on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine-Induced Pituitary Diseases: A Mini Review from Diagnosis to Pathophysiology. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10122004. [PMID: 36560413 PMCID: PMC9786744 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10122004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of 2019, a massive vaccination campaign has been undertaken rapidly and worldwide. Like other vaccines, the COVID-19 vaccine is not devoid of side effects. Typically, the adverse side effects of vaccination include transient headache, fever, and myalgia. Endocrine organs are also affected by adverse effects. The major SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-associated endocrinopathies reported since the beginning of the vaccination campaign are thyroid and pancreas disorders. SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced pituitary diseases have become more frequently described in the literature. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE for commentaries, case reports, and case series articles reporting pituitary disorders following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. The search was reiterated until September 2022, in which eight case reports were found. In all the cases, there were no personal or familial history of pituitary disease described. All the patients described had no previous SARS-CoV-2 infection prior to the vaccination episode. Regarding the type of vaccines administered, 50% of the patients received (BNT162b2; Pfizer-BioNTech) and 50% received (ChAdOx1 nCov-19; AstraZeneca). In five cases, the pituitary disorder developed after the first dose of the corresponding vaccine. Regarding the types of pituitary disorder, five were hypophysitis (variable clinical aspects ranging from pituitary lesion to pituitary stalk thickness) and three were pituitary apoplexy. The time period between vaccination and pituitary disorder ranged from one to seven days. Depending on each case's follow-up time, a complete remission was obtained in all the apoplexy cases but in only three patients with hypophysitis (persistence of the central diabetes insipidus). Both quantity and quality of the published data about pituitary inconveniences after COVID-19 vaccination are limited. Pituitary disorders, unlike thyroid disorders, occur very quickly after COVID-19 vaccination (less than seven days for pituitary disorders versus two months for thyroid disease). This is partially explained by the ease of reaching the pituitary, which is a small gland. Therefore, this gland is rapidly overspread, which explains the speed of onset of pituitary symptoms (especially ADH deficiency which is a rapid onset deficit with evocative symptoms). Accordingly, these pilot findings offer clinicians a future direction to be vigilant for possible pituitary adverse effects of vaccination. This will allow them to accurately orient patients for medical assistance when they present with remarkable symptoms, such as asthenia, polyuro-polydipsia, or severe headache, following a COVID-19 vaccination.
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- Ach Taieb
- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Farhat Hached Sousse, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Exercice Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
- Correspondence:
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- Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Charles Nicoles, Tunis 4074, Tunisia
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Donegan D, Erickson D. Revisiting Pituitary Apoplexy. J Endocr Soc 2022; 6:bvac113. [PMID: 35928242 PMCID: PMC9342855 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare clinical syndrome due to pituitary hemorrhage or infarction. It is characterized by the sudden onset of one or more of the following: severe headache, visual disturbance, nausea/vomiting, and or altered mental status. Most commonly, PA occurs in an underlying pituitary adenoma. The pathophysiology is not fully understood, but it is thought to involve elements of increased metabolic demand and/or compromise to the vasculature of the pituitary or pituitary tumor. Several risk factors have been described. Stabilization of the patient on presentation, replacement of hormonal deficiencies, and reversal of electrolyte abnormalities are the recommended initial steps in the management of patients with PA. Surgical decompression of the mass effect had been the recommended treatment for patients with PA; however, retrospective studies of patients with PA have demonstrated similar outcomes when a conservative approach is applied. This suggests that in highly selected clinical scenarios (mild visual deficit and improving symptoms), conservative management is possible. Further studies, however, are necessary to better stratify patients but are limited by the rarity of the condition and the acuity.
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- Diane Donegan
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Indiana University , Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 , USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic Minnesota , Rochester, Minnesota 55905 , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic Minnesota , Rochester, Minnesota 55905 , USA
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Constantinescu SM, Wilms G, Furnica RM, Duprez T, Maiter D. Conservative management of complicated Rathke's cleft cyst mimicking pituitary apoplexy. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2022; 2022:21-0214. [PMID: 35916193 PMCID: PMC9346314 DOI: 10.1530/edm-21-0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Summary Complicated Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) is a rare occurrence of symptomatic bleeding or growth of a previously asymptomatic (and often undiagnosed) intrasellar cyst derived from remnants of Rathke's pouch, situated on the midline between the adeno- and neurohypophysis. Symptoms may be identical to those of pituitary apoplexy: acute onset of headache, hypopituitarism, and neurological disturbances. Both syndromes may also exhibit a similar appearance of a large haemorrhagic sellar mass at initial radiological evaluation. We report on two patients who presented with headache and complete hypopituitarism. Based on the initial MRI, they were first diagnosed with pituitary apoplexy but managed conservatively with hormone therapy alone because of the absence of severe visual or neurological threat. Upon follow-up at 4 months, clinical evolution was good in both patients but their pituitary mass had not reduced in size and, after careful radiologic reviewing, was more indicative of a large midline complicated RCC. In conclusion, the diagnosis of complicated RCC is challenging because it can mimic pituitary apoplexy clinically, biologically, and radiologically. Clinicians should distinguish between the two entities using specific radiological signs or evolution of the mass at MRI if the patient does not undergo surgery. To our knowledge, we report conservative management of this rare condition for the first time, though it seems appropriate in the absence of neurological compromise or visual compression. Long-term follow-up is however mandatory. Learning points Complicated Rathke's cleft cyst can mimic pituitary apoplexy, presenting with sudden onset of headache, hypopituitarism, and visual and neurological compromise in the most severe cases. At diagnosis, pituitary MRI may not be able to differentiate between the two entities, showing a large haemorrhagic mass inside the sella, with little or no normal pituitary tissue visible. Patients are often diagnosed with apoplexy at this stage and may undergo pituitary surgery. When surgery has not been performed initially in these patients, repeat imaging at 3-6 months is unchanged and does not show the expected involution usually seen after adenoma apoplexy. Conservative management with hormonal replacement seems a valid option in the absence of visual or neurological deficits that would require trans-sphenoidal surgery.
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- S M Constantinescu
- Department of Endocrinology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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Pituitary Apoplexy and Subdural Hematoma after Caesarean Section. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2022; 2022:3097949. [PMID: 35783221 PMCID: PMC9246620 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3097949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pituitary apoplexy can occur postpartum, and subdural hematoma following epidural anesthesia is a rare complication. Cooccurrence of these two complications is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in the literature. In this article, we present a case of pituitary apoplexy along with intracranial subdural hematoma happening two days after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. The patient presented with peripheral facial nerve paralysis accompanied by headache, eye pain, and blurred vision and was diagnosed by imaging modalities. The patient made a good recovery with conservative treatment without serious health events.
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Hamrick FA, Findlay MC, Rennert RC, Budohoski KP, Couldwell WT. Pituitary Apoplexy Precipitated by Systemic Chemotherapy. Cureus 2022; 14:e23004. [PMID: 35510021 PMCID: PMC9059552 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Pituitary apoplexy often occurs in patients with previously undiagnosed pituitary adenomas and no predisposing factors. Among patients with precipitating events, there are very few cases of pituitary apoplexy occurring in the setting of systemic chemotherapy treatment. A 31-year-old man with newly diagnosed metastatic testicular cancer developed headaches, nausea, and a right-sided visual field deficit one week after initiation of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin chemotherapy. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed hemorrhage within a pituitary macroadenoma consistent with pituitary apoplexy, and he underwent urgent transnasal resection. We also review the four prior cases of pituitary apoplexy temporally associated with the administration of systemic chemotherapy.
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Zhu Q, Liang Y, Fan Z, Liu Y, Zhou C, Zhang H, Li T, Zhou Y, Yang J, Wang Y, Wang L. Ischemic Infarction of Pituitary Apoplexy: A Retrospective Study of 46 Cases From a Single Tertiary Center. Front Neurosci 2022; 15:808111. [PMID: 35140585 PMCID: PMC8818988 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.808111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ObjectiveIschemic infarction of pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare type of pituitary apoplexy. This study aims to characterize ischemic PA via clinical presentations, imaging data, histopathological manifestations, and focus on the management and prognosis of the disease.MethodsThis study retrospectively identified 46 patients with ischemic PA confirmed using histopathology at a single institution from January 2013 to December 2020. The clinical presentations, imaging data, laboratory examination, management, and outcomes were collected. We then summarized the clinical presentations, imaging features, intraoperative findings, and histopathological manifestations, and compared the outcomes based on the timing of surgical intervention.ResultsHeadache was the most common initial symptom (95.65%, 44/46), followed by visual disturbance (89.13%, 41/46), and nausea and vomiting (58.70%, 27/46). 91.3% of the patients had at least one pituitary dysfunction, with hypogonadism being the most common endocrine dysfunction (84.78%, 39/46). Cortisol dysfunction occurred in 24 (52.17%) patients and thyroid dysfunction occurred in 17 (36.96%). Typical rim enhancement and thickening of the sphenoid sinus on MRI were seen in 35 (85.37%) and 26 (56.52%) patients, respectively. Except for one patient with asymptomatic apoplexy, the remaining patients underwent early (≤ 1 week, 12 patients) and delayed (> 1 week, 33 patients) transsphenoidal surgery. Total tumor resection was achieved in 27 patients and subtotal tumor resection in 19 patients. At surgery, cottage cheese–like necrosis was observed in 50% (23/46) of the patients. At the last follow-up of 5.5 ± 2.7 years, 92.68% (38/41) of the patients had gained a significant improvement in visual disturbance regardless of surgical timing, and 65% of the patients were still receiving long-term hormone replacement therapy.ConclusionPatients with ischemic PA can be accurately diagnosed by typical imaging characteristics preoperatively. The timing of surgical intervention does not significantly affect the resolution of neurological and endocrinological dysfunctions. Preoperative endocrine dysfunctions are common and usually appear to be poor after surgical intervention.
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Sowka JW, Wu TH. Case Report: Polyneuropathy Pituitary Apoplexy with Normal Perimetry and Initially Normal Neuroimaging. Optom Vis Sci 2021; 98:1139-1142. [PMID: 34629437 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE Pituitary apoplexy is a syndrome with a varied appearance, which carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. It is important to recognize the potential numerous symptoms and clinical findings, urgently investigate with the proper neuroimaging tests, and coordinate care with the appropriate specialists without delay. PURPOSE This study aimed to describe a patient with worsening headache and ophthalmoparesis attributable to pituitary apoplexy who initially had reportedly a normal neuroimaging result and were diagnosed with migraine. CASE REPORT A 39-year-old Hispanic man with a history of migraine developed a new and worsening headache. He presented to a hospital emergency department where he underwent a non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography and MRI, whose results were subsequently interpreted as normal. His headache was attributed to migraine, and he was medicated as such and discharged. Three days later, he developed horizontal and vertical diplopia and sought a second opinion. His visual acuity and visual fields were normal. He manifested a right pupil-sparing, external partial cranial nerve III palsy and concurrent right sixth nerve palsy. He also complained of worsening headache and lethargy. He was immediately referred for contrast-enhanced MRI and magnetic resonance angiography with suspicion of pituitary apoplexy. Subsequent imaging revealed a hemorrhagic pituitary macroadenoma consistent with pituitary apoplexy that was expanding laterally into the right cavernous sinus. He underwent immediate neurosurgical surgical repair. CONCLUSIONS New or worsening headache with signs and symptoms of hypopituitarism should immediately be investigated for pituitary apoplexy. Other possible findings include involvement of cranial nerves III through VI because of cavernous sinus involvement and visual deficits if the optic chiasm or intracranial portion of the optic nerve is involved. However, growth may be lateral, and no visual deficits may be found, as in this case. Multiple concurrent cranial neuropathies should increase suspicion for cavernous sinus involvement.
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- Marciano Family Optometric, West Palm Beach, Florida
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Jipa A, Jain V. Imaging of the sellar and parasellar regions. Clin Imaging 2021; 77:254-275. [PMID: 34153590 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although a wide variety of pathologies can occur in the limited anatomic space within and surrounding the sella turcica only a few are common. This review aims to briefly summarize pituitary and parasellar anatomy and provide a focused description of the imaging features of both common and rare pituitary pathologies. Diagnoses of imaging findings with important implications for clinical management are highlighted. MR is the primary diagnostic modality for evaluation of this anatomic region. CT supplements MR in the evaluation of pathologies involving the bony sella turcica while angiography or nuclear medicine plays a limited clinical role. Despite the wide array of pathologies, imaging and basic clinical history will frequently yield a specific diagnosis or narrow differential. In certain pathologies such as hypophysitis or pituitary hyperplasia, proper imaging interpretation may obviate the need for surgical biopsy or resection. The two key elements to diagnosis in the pituitary region are localization of the abnormality and recognition of characteristic imaging features for different pathologies. Localization is particularly important in separating parasellar masses such as meningiomas, skull base tumors, carotid aneurysms, craniopharyngiomas, or sphenoid sinus tumors from pituitary masses. Imaging features are often variable and in some cases such as craniopharyngioma or epidermoid, can be almost pathognomonic. In cases of neoplastic pathology, imaging both provides diagnostic information and guides planning of surgical biopsy or resection. In most cases, biopsy or resection is performed though a trans-sphenoidal endoscopic route, and identifying invasion or the suprasellar cistern, skull base, or cavernous sinuses is critical.
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- Andrei Jipa
- Radiology Residency Program, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Mollan SP, Virdee JS, Bilton EJ, Thaller M, Krishan A, Sinclair AJ. Headache for ophthalmologists: current advances in headache understanding and management. Eye (Lond) 2021; 35:1574-1586. [PMID: 33580185 PMCID: PMC8169696 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-021-01421-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Patients with headache and head pain are often referred to ophthalmologists. These symptoms can either be associated with underlying ophthalmic conditions, or more often are headache disorders unrelated to the eyes. Understanding the phenotype of the headache is critical for advice, safe discharge or onward referral. This review will provide an update on the criteria for common headache disorders that are often seen by ophthalmology and embrace disorders associated with ophthalmic diseases. It will also describe the changing management of migraine and outline recent therapies that are currently available.
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- Susan P Mollan
- Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, B15 2TH, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, B15 2TH, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, B15 2TH, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, B15 2TH, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Neurology, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, B15 2TH, Birmingham, UK.
- Metabolic Neurology, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK.
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Headache has been consistently reported as the most common symptom of cerebral venous thrombosis and as the most frequent presenting feature. It is often the heralding symptom, preceding other manifestations of the disease by days or even weeks. This aspect highlights the importance of recognizing headache due to cerebral venous thrombosis, as early recognition of the disease can lead to a rapid diagnosis with appropriate imaging techniques and as early treatment with heparin can dramatically change the course of the disease and alter the prognosis. Unfortunately, although common, the headache has no specific features, and the clinical presentation of CVT is highly variable, making the correct diagnosis in the emergency setting a challenging task for clinicians, even in the case of highly specialized ones such as neurologists. In this review, we will briefly summarize the epidemiology and physiopathology of CVT, and then we will discuss in more details the causes, features, and course of headache, focusing on its relevance for differential diagnosis and on red flags that should suggest the possibility of CVT as the cause of the headache.
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Comparative analysis of pituitary adenoma with and without apoplexy in pediatric and adolescent patients: a clinical series of 80 patients. Neurosurg Rev 2021; 45:491-498. [PMID: 33914243 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-021-01551-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pituitary adenomas (PAs) have a low incidence in pediatric and adolescent patients, and their clinical characteristics remain unclear. As a severe complication of PA, apoplexy was investigated in young patients in the present study. Eighty patients younger than 20 years with PAs who underwent surgery were included and divided into an apoplexy group and non-apoplexy group. The clinical data of these two groups were statistically analyzed and compared. The study included 33 boys and 47 girls, with a mean age of 16.9 years. There were six (7.5%) adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting, 13 (16.3%) growth hormone-secreting, 47 (58.7%) prolactin-secreting, and 14 (17.5%) non-functioning PAs. There were 34 (42.5%) patients in the apoplexy group and 46 (57.5%) patients in the non-apoplexy group. Pre-operatively, patients in the apoplexy group were more likely to have visual impairment (hazard ratio: 2.841, 95% confidence interval: 1.073-7.519; P = 0.033) and had poorer visual impairment scores than those in the non-apoplexy group (P = 0.027). Furthermore, a longer duration of symptoms before surgery was significantly correlated with a poorer visual outcome in the apoplexy group (R = - 1.204; P = 0.035). However, apoplexy was not associated with tumor type, tumor size, resection rate, or tumor recurrence. Tumor apoplexy is common in pediatric and adolescent patients with PAs and is associated with more severe preoperative visual deficits. Hence, the appropriate timing of surgical treatment may be important for rescuing visual function in young PA patients.
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Iqbal F, Adams W, Dimitropoulos I, Muquit S, Flanagan D. Pituitary haemorrhage and infarction: the spectrum of disease. Endocr Connect 2021; 10:171-179. [PMID: 33434143 PMCID: PMC7983520 DOI: 10.1530/ec-20-0545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pituitary apoplexy is an acute syndrome of haemorrhage or infarction into the pituitary. The condition is relatively well-described. Less well-described is sub-acute presentation of the same condition. OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical presentation and natural history of subacute pituitary haemorrhage/infarction with pituitary apoplexy (acute). METHOD Retrospective analysis of a consecutive cohort of 55 patients (33 with pituitary apoplexy, 22 with subacute disease) presenting to University Hospital Plymouth between 1994 and 2019. Comparison of the clinical, endocrinological and radiological features at presentation. Comparison of clinical treatment and subsequent outcomes for the two groups. RESULTS There were no significant differences in predisposing factors for the two groups. Acute headache was more frequent in the acute group. Chronic headache was common in both groups prior to presentation. Low sodium was more common at presentation in the acute group (11/26 vs 2/19 P = 0.02) otherwise there were no differences in endocrine deficit at presentation. A significant proportion showed an improvement in endocrine function at follow up (acute 8/31, subacute 5/21 P = 1.0). MRI characteristics were variable at presentation and follow up in both groups. Ring enhancement with contrast was more frequent in acute (14/20 vs 3/11 P = 0.03). This appearance resolved at follow up in the majority. CONCLUSIONS Pituitary apoplexy has a characteristic and dramatic presentation. Subacute pituitary haemorrhage/infarction shows similar natural history and outcome. These conditions would appear to represent a spectrum of the same condition.
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- Fizzah Iqbal
- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
- Correspondence should be addressed to D Flanagan:
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Fu J, Li Y, Wu L, Yang X, Quan T, Li X, Zeng J, Deng Y, Yu J. Pituitary hemorrhage in pituitary adenomas treated with gamma knife radiosurgery: incidence, risk factors and prognosis. J Cancer 2021; 12:1365-1372. [PMID: 33531981 PMCID: PMC7847656 DOI: 10.7150/jca.52349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate the incidence, risk factors and prognosis of pituitary hemorrhage in pituitary adenomas treated with gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS). Methods and materials: Between December 1993 and December 2016, 751 consecutive pituitary adenoma patients treated with GKRS were retrospectively reviewed in a single center. There were 271 male (36.1%) and 480 female (63.9%) patients with a median age of 38.5 (range, 7.2-84.0) years. The number of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) and functioning pituitary adenomas were 369 (49.1%) and 382 (50.9%) respectively. The median follow-up time was 61.1 (range, 12.1-304.4) months. Results: In this study, 88 patients (11.7%) were diagnosed with pituitary hemorrhage before GKRS, 55 patients (7.3%) developed new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS (excluding 3 patients with new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage due to tumor regrowth). The median time to new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS was 18.9 (range 3.1-70.7) months. Overall, 128 patients (17.0%) were diagnosed with pituitary hemorrhage in the entire series. After adjustment with logistic regression, nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) (odds ratio [OR]=2.121, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.195-3.763, p=0.010) and suprasellar extension (OR=2.470, 95% CI=1.361-4.482, p=0.003) were associated with pituitary hemorrhage before GKRS. NFPA (OR=3.271, 95% CI=1.278-8.373, p=0.013) was associated with new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS. Five patients received surgical resection for new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage were considered as GKRS treatment failure. Two patients with new hypopituitarism were considered to be owed to new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS. Conclusions: New or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS was not an uncommon phenomenon. NFPA was an independent risk factor of new or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS. New or worsened pituitary hemorrhage after GKRS could lead to GKRS treatment failure. GKRS might be a precipitating factor of pituitary hemorrhage.
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- Junyi Fu
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 510120
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260
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Semenov A, Denoix E, Thiebaut M, Michon A, Pouchot J. [Pituitary apoplexy following coronary bypass surgery: A case report and literature review]. Rev Med Interne 2020; 41:852-857. [PMID: 32800377 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pituitary apoplexy is a >rare entity that presents with a sudden onset of headache associated with visual and endocrinological disturbances due to pituitary hemorrhage or infarction. It usually occurs in patients with an unknown pituitary adenoma. Cardiac surgery, and especially coronary artery bypass grafting, can be a precipitating factor in these patients. CASE REPORT We report an 82-year-old male patient who presented with sudden headache and delirium, a right sixth cranial nerve palsy, a right temporal hemianopsia, and a severe loss of left eye visual acuity in the immediate post-operative course of a coronary artery bypass surgery. Pituitary apoplexy was demonstrated on both MRI and CT-scan. Trans-sphenoidal surgical decompression was performed 13 days after coronary artery bypass grafting, with immediate beneficial effect on the delirium and a partial recovery of visual disturbances. CONCLUSION Pituitary apoplexy is a rare and life-threatening complication that may occur after cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve surgery), often precipitated by the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. It can occur after other surgical procedures (orthopedic, digestive, thoracic). The diagnosis must be considered during the early postoperative period in the presence of unusual and severe headache associated with visual disturbances.
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- A Semenov
- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, France.
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Everest SJ, Schwarz T, Walker D, Eatwell K, Marioni‐Henry K. Clinical and imaging features of suspected pituitary apoplexy in a domestic rat. VETERINARY RECORD CASE REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/vetreccr-2019-001062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Stephen James Everest
- Hospital for Small AnimalsThe University of Edinburgh Royal Dick School of Veterinary StudiesRoslinMidlothianUK
- Companion Animal HospitalUniversity of Guelph Ontario Veterinary CollegeGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Hospital for Small AnimalsThe University of Edinburgh Royal Dick School of Veterinary StudiesRoslinMidlothianUK
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- Hospital for Small AnimalsThe University of Edinburgh Royal Dick School of Veterinary StudiesRoslinMidlothianUK
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- Hospital for Small AnimalsThe University of Edinburgh Royal Dick School of Veterinary StudiesRoslinMidlothianUK
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- Hospital for Small AnimalsThe University of Edinburgh Royal Dick School of Veterinary StudiesRoslinMidlothianUK
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Yang C, Han X, Du Y, Ma AQ. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and pituitary apoplexy: a case report. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2020; 20:236. [PMID: 32429846 PMCID: PMC7236106 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-020-01521-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) has been widely recognized in recent decades and is triggered by either physical or psychological stressors. Case presentation A 70-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department due to confusion, hypotension, fever, chills, and cough. She had a one-year history of diabetes insipidus. Pituitary function examination at admission revealed decreased thyroid, sex and adrenal hormones. Pituitary MRI displayed findings suggestive of nonhemorrhagic pituitary apoplexy. Electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed T-wave inversion and extended QT interval. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed left ventricular apical dysplasia and ballooning, accompanied by reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Coronary angiography (CAG) revealed no obvious coronary arterial stenosis. The left ventriculogram demonstrated an octopus clathrate appearance. Most ECG and TTE changes recovered 10 days later. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of newly diagnosed TTC associated with pituitary apoplexy.
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- Chun Yang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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Doi T, Fujiwara Y, Koyama T, Ikeda M, Helwig C, Watanabe M, Vugmeyster Y, Kudo M. Phase I Study of the Bifunctional Fusion Protein Bintrafusp Alfa in Asian Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors, Including a Hepatocellular Carcinoma Safety-Assessment Cohort. Oncologist 2020; 25:e1292-e1302. [PMID: 32324927 PMCID: PMC7485354 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Lessons Learned Bintrafusp alfa had a manageable safety profile and demonstrated preliminary clinical activity in heavily pretreated patients with solid tumors (including hepatocellular carcinoma) with no or limited treatment options. Findings from this study suggest bintrafusp alfa may be a novel therapeutic approach for patients with advanced solid tumors. Additional trials are needed to further explore safety and efficacy of bintrafusp alfa in specific tumor types.
Background Bintrafusp alfa is a first‐in‐class bifunctional fusion protein composed of the extracellular domain of transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) RII receptor (a TGF‐β “trap”) fused to a human immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 antibody blocking programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1). Bintrafusp alfa is designed to neutralize TGF‐β signaling by “trapping” and sequestering all TGF‐β isoforms, and this trap function is physically linked to PD‐L1 blockade in the tumor microenvironment. Methods NCT02699515 was a phase I, open‐label, dose‐escalation study of bintrafusp alfa (3, 10, and 20 mg/kg every 2 weeks) in Asian patients with advanced solid tumors, including a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) safety‐assessment cohort. The primary objective was safety and tolerability; the secondary objective is best overall response. Results As of August 24, 2018, 23 patients (including 9 in the HCC cohort) received bintrafusp alfa. Eight patients experienced treatment‐related adverse events (TRAEs). Three patients had grade 3 TRAEs (13.0%; hypoacusis, hyponatremia, hypopituitarism, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, and intracranial tumor hemorrhage); one had grade 4 hyponatremia (4.3%). No treatment‐related deaths occurred. In the dose‐escalation cohort, two patients had a confirmed partial response, and 3 had stable disease (SD), for an overall response rate of 14.3% and a disease control rate (DCR) of 35.7%. In the HCC cohort, one patient had SD (DCR, 11.1%). A dose‐proportional pharmacokinetics profile was observed at doses of >3 mg/kg. Conclusion Bintrafusp alfa had a manageable safety profile and preliminary efficacy in heavily pretreated patients with advanced solid tumors, including HCC.
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- Toshihiko Doi
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital EastKashiwaJapan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital EastKashiwaJapan
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- Clinical Development Center, R&D Japan, North East Asia Hub, Merck Biopharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan; an affiliate of Merck KGaADarmstadtGermany
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- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA; a business of Merck KGaADarmstadtGermany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University HospitalOsakaJapan
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Marzoughi S, Ganesh A, Qaddoura A, Motazedian P, Bal SS. Pearls & Oy-sters: Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy due to pituitary apoplexy missed on CT scan. Neurology 2020; 94:e1774-e1777. [PMID: 32221028 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Guryildirim M, Kontzialis M, Ozen M, Kocak M. Acute Headache in the Emergency Setting. Radiographics 2019; 39:1739-1759. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.2019190017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Melike Guryildirim
- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
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Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) and Subsequent Central Diabetes Insipidus: A Rare Presentation of Pituitary Apoplexy. Case Rep Endocrinol 2019; 2019:7592648. [PMID: 31061738 PMCID: PMC6466927 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7592648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare endocrine emergency that occasionally presents with sodium disturbances. Here we present a rare case with a previously healthy 41-year-old female who presented with acute onset headache and nausea without visual impairment or overt pituitary dysfunction. Plasma sodium concentrations declined abruptly during the first two days of admission to a nadir of 111 mmol/l. Urine and blood chemistry were consistent with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). Magnetic resonance imaging revealed recent bleeding into a pituitary cystic process. Hyponatremia was successfully corrected with fluid restriction and both visual function and anterior pituitary function remained intact. Subsequently, the patient developed central diabetes insipidus (CDI), which responded well to desmopressin substitution. To our knowledge, this is the first case of PA presenting predominantly with posterior pituitary dysfunction that transitioned from SIADH to permanent CDI.
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Wang Z, Gao L, Wang W, Guo X, Feng C, Lian W, Li Y, Xing B. Coagulative necrotic pituitary adenoma apoplexy: A retrospective study of 21 cases from a large pituitary center in China. Pituitary 2019; 22:13-28. [PMID: 30390276 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-018-0922-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Coagulative necrotic pituitary apoplexy (CNPA) is a clinical entity with unique intraoperative and histopathological manifestations. We aimed to improve the knowledge of this rare disease through the largest case series published to date. METHODS A retrospective review of 21 CNPA patients was performed from among 5095 patients who underwent surgery for pituitary adenomas at a single institution between January 2009 and June 2017. The demographic, clinical, endocrine, neuroimaging, intraoperative, and histopathological findings, management and prognosis were summarized. RESULTS Headache was the most common symptom that was observed in 21 patients, followed by visual disturbances (17/21, 81.0%), nausea and vomiting (16/21, 76.2%), electrolyte disturbance (13/21, 61.9%), and oculomotor palsies (10/21, 47.6%). Hypopituitarism with at least one anterior pituitary deficiency, especially panhypopituitarism (10/21, 47.6%), was present in 81.0% of patients. Most patients (81.0%) showed typical MRI appearances. All 21 patients underwent transsphenoidal surgery (TSS), and 16 patients had total tumor resection demonstrated by postoperative MRI. Cottage cheese-like necrosis was observed in 16 patients (76.2%) intraoperatively. Histopathology showed large areas of pink, acellular, coagulative necrotic areas in the central zone, and a pseudocapsule in the border zone. After follow-up for 4.3 ± 2.3 years, only 28.6% of patients still suffered from corticotropic deficiency, and 9.5% of patients had gonadotropic deficiency. These patients were administered the appropriate corresponding hormones for life. CONCLUSIONS CNPA can be correctly diagnosed preoperatively by typical clinical and MRI characteristics. Early surgery combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy early postoperatively usually yields satisfactory endocrine and neuro-ophthalmic outcomes.
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- Zihao Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
- China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
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