A Rare Case of Non-Functioning Pituitary Macroadenoma (NFMA)

• 作者: A. Shams Akhtari O. Rezaee R. Jabari R. Salar
• 来源期刊: 现代神经外科学进展(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Non-Functioning Pituitary MACROADENOMA (NFMA) TRANSNASAL TRANSSPHENOIDAL Surgery Vision HEADACHE
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（3）
• 页码范围: 150-153
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

NFMAs are benign tumors that do not produce any biologically active hormones and exceed 10 mm (0.39 in) in size. Although NFMAs are benign in origin, mass effects may lead to serious clinical symptoms such as visual impairments, chronic headache, and pituitary insufficiency. The authors describe a 51-year-old woman who had a NFMA (35 × 24 × 25 mm). The vision was reduced to 7/10 in the both eyes. A transnasal transsphenoidal surgery was performed and the tumor was successfully resected. Postoperatively, the patient had visual (9/10) and headache improvement. This case highlights a rare presentation of non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma.