Pituitary apoplexy complicated with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by incidentaloma following a head injury： case report

Plituitary apoplexy is a rare clinical syndrome caused by acute enlargement of pituitary adenomas, which may be secreting or nonfunctioning, and symptomatic or asymptomatic, resulted from hemorrhage or infarction. Subarachnoid hemorrhage （SAH） is an unusual presentation in patients with pituitary ap...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2007-12, Vol.120 (24), p.2341-2343
Main Authors: Bao, Yi-jun, Li, Xin-guo, Jing, Zhi-tao, Ou, Shao-wu, Wu, An-hua, Wang, Yun-jie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pituitary Apoplexy - complications
Pituitary Apoplexy - etiology
Pituitary Neoplasms - complications
Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnosis
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
脑部损伤
蛛网膜下出血
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Summary:Plituitary apoplexy is a rare clinical syndrome caused by acute enlargement of pituitary adenomas, which may be secreting or nonfunctioning, and symptomatic or asymptomatic, resulted from hemorrhage or infarction. Subarachnoid hemorrhage （SAH） is an unusual presentation in patients with pituitary apoplexy, and that following a head injury is more infrequently reported. Here, we report a case of pituitary apoplexy complicated with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by an incidentaloma after head trauma in an aged man, who experienced a spontaneous regression of the tumor.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.1097/00029330-200712020-00043