Surgical treatment of pituitary adenoma
- Author:
Phong Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pituitary tumor
- MeSH:
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Surgery;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):28-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The author reported 37 cases of pituitary adenoma operated in Department of Neurosurgery, Cho Ray hospital during the period of 30 months. Pitutary adenomas occupated 5.4% of all intracranial tumors. They occurred equally in both male and female and dominated at 30-40 of the age. The most common symptoms was visual disturbance with 57.1% had atrophy of optic nerve and endocrinological disturbance with amenorrhea (7 cases), acromegaly (4 cases), diabetes and galatorrhea. Endocrinological investigation indicated that the hyperprolactinaemia is a main disturbance (14 cases). Treatment results were not so good with 13.5% of bad results and dead. The author also discussed about the classification of pituitary function and the role of modern diagnostic equipments allowing earlier diagnosis. The surgical treatment was simple with the mainly applying of transcranial approach.
