Rare Case of a Disappearing Pituitary Adenoma During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

We present a case of a 28-year-old woman with a history of severe headaches and pituitary insufficiency. She was found to have a large, enhancing, sellar mass consistent with a pituitary adenoma. The patient's surgical care was delayed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an...

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Published in:World neurosurgery 2021-02, Vol.146, p.148-149
Main Authors: Bray, David P., Solares, C. Arturo, Oyesiku, Nelson M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoma - diagnostic imaging
Adult
Clinical Images
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous - pathology
Pandemics
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary apoplexy
Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:We present a case of a 28-year-old woman with a history of severe headaches and pituitary insufficiency. She was found to have a large, enhancing, sellar mass consistent with a pituitary adenoma. The patient's surgical care was delayed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and follow-up imaging revealed spontaneous involution of the sellar mass. Spontaneous involution of pituitary masses has been described but not often encountered in clinical practice. This case highlights that follow-up imaging is necessary when scheduling elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:1878-8750
1878-8769
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.073