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7631532

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but sometimes dramatic complication of pituitary tumors. We report the case of a 64-year-old man with a macroadenoma who complained of a sudden and intense headache after a dynamic TRH (200 micrograms) and GnRH (100 micrograms) test. Two days later, he presented an acute ophthalmoplegia with fever and deteriorating consciousness. Emergency CT scan showed contrast hypofixation compatible with necrosis of the adenoma. Surgical, tumoral decompression resolved quickly almost all symptoms. Immunohistochemical study of the tumor confirmed the diagnosis of gonadotropinoma. Several similar cases of pituitary apoplexy occurring after TRH or GnRH tests have been described the last ten years. As this test may sometimes confirm the diagnosis of gonadotropinoma, it should be performed with caution in cases of clinically non functioning pituitary macroadenoma.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5512
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[Pituitary apoplexy of a gonadotrophinoma and TRH/GnRH tests. Literature review].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Endocrinologie et Nutrition, Cliniques Univ. St Luc (UCL), Bruxelles.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports