Recovery of Cranial Nerve Deficits in Patients Presenting with Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Series
| Autor: | Sepideh Mohajeri, Andrea Lasso, Mohammad Alshardan, Fahad Alkherayf, Andre Lamothe, Lisa Caulley, Pourya Masoudian, Shaun Kilty, Mohammed S. Alahmari, Charles Agbi, Fatmahalzahra Banaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Medical record Pituitary tumors Pituitary apoplexy 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Magnetic resonance imaging Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Sixth nerve palsy Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrine system Medicine Neurology (clinical) business Complication 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | J Neurol Surg B Skull Base |
| ISSN: | 2193-634X 2193-6331 |
| Popis: | Background Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare complication of pituitary tumors that can present with a myriad of symptoms, including sudden onset cranial nerve deficits. After patient stabilization and hormone replacement, surgical decompression is often recommended. The timing of surgical decompression remains controversial. In this case series, we describe our institutional experience pertaining to the cranial nerve recovery in patients who underwent endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal (EETS) surgery for PA while evaluating outcome based on tumor stage using the suprasellar infrasellar parasellar anterior posterior (SIPAP) classification. Design Present study is a single-institution retrospective cohort. Methods A retrospective review of all EETS cases for pituitary tumor resection between November 2009 and August 2018. Queries of the hospital database were completed by trained personnel to identify cases of PA treated using the EETS approach. Baseline characteristics, tumor type, endocrine data, and SIPAP classification based on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and operation characteristics were extracted from medical records. Postoperative results were extracted for the duration of the follow-up period available for each patient. Results Fifteen cases of PA were identified. Patient follow-up period was a mean of 30 months. The cranial nerve deficits present at admission were visual deficit (33%); unilateral third nerve palsy (47%) and unilateral sixth nerve palsy (27%). No fourth nerve palsies were observed. Following EETS, 60% of patients with preoperative visual deficit had normal visual fields. For those with third and sixth nerve palsies preoperatively, 43 and 75%, respectively, had return to normal function postoperatively. SIPAP tumor characteristics were not related to postoperative cranial nerve recovery. Conclusion In this series of surgically treated patients with pituitary apoplexy, all cranial nerve deficits normalized or improved following surgery. The tumor SIPAP classification was not associated with patient outcome. Though in a small series, the presented results suggest surgical treatment is beneficial for these patients. |
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