Pituitary tumor apoplexy

Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a medical emergency due to acute infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland. In this review, the authors discuss the sellar anatomy, the pituitary gland and adenomas' vascularization and the general aspects of the syndrome such as its ethiopatogenesis, predispos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2009-06, Vol.67 (2A), p.328-333
Hauptverfasser:	Chang, Claudia V, Felicio, Andre C, Toscanini, Andrea Cecilia, Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen, Cunha-Neto, Malebranche Berardo Carneiro da
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humans NEUROSCIENCES Pituitary Apoplexy - etiology Pituitary Apoplexy - pathology Pituitary Apoplexy - surgery Pituitary Neoplasms - complications Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery Prognosis PSYCHIATRY Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a medical emergency due to acute infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland. In this review, the authors discuss the sellar anatomy, the pituitary gland and adenomas' vascularization and the general aspects of the syndrome such as its ethiopatogenesis, predisposing factors, clinical features, treatment and prognosis.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 1678-4227 0004-282X
DOI:	10.1590/s0004-282x2009000200033