Pituitary Adenoma Presenting As Trigeminal Neuralgia
Autor: | Abrar A. Wani, Altaf U. Ramzan, Abdul Q. Khan, Nayil K. Malik, Khalid Pervez |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol 06, Iss 03, Pp 220-222 (2017) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2277-954X 2277-9167 |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0036-1596043 |
Popis: | Compression of trigeminal nerve in cavernous sinus leading to trigeminal neuralgia is one of the rare presentations of pituitary tumor. We report a patient whose presenting complaint was trigeminal neuralgia in V1, V2 distribution and he had pituitary macroadenoma invading ipsilateral cavernous sinus. After surgery, the neuralgia disappeared completely. |
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