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, predisposing factors, clinical features, treatment and prognosis.

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Main Authors: Chang,Claudia V., Felicio,Andre C., Toscanini,Andrea Cecilia, Teixeira,Manoel Jacobsen, Cunha-Neto,Malebranche Berardo Carneiro da
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2009
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000200033
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