Case report: Giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumor presented along with acute visual loss due to pituitary apoplexy after receiving COVID-19 vaccination

Case report: Giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumor presented along with acute visual loss due to pituitary apoplexy after receiving COVID-19 vaccination

ObjectiveA case of giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumor presented along with acute visual loss due to pituitary apoplexy after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination is reported.Case presentationA 45-year-old man was referred for a giant pituitary tumor with bitemporal hemianopsia. A surgical procedure wa...

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Main Authors: Haku Tanaka, Fumihiko Nishimura, Kenta Nakase, Shohei Yokoyama, Ichiro Nakagawa, Shuichi Yamada, Kentaro Tamura, Ryosuke Matsuda, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Masashi Kotsugi, Young-Soo Park, Hiroyuki Nakase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
covid vaccination
pituitary apoplexy
endonasal endoscopic surgery abbreviations COVID-19
giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumor
coronavirus disease 2019
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1220098/full
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Summary:ObjectiveA case of giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumor presented along with acute visual loss due to pituitary apoplexy after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination is reported.Case presentationA 45-year-old man was referred for a giant pituitary tumor with bitemporal hemianopsia. A surgical procedure was planned and then delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, with a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine administered while awaiting surgery. Three days after the second COVID-19 vaccination the patient noted a progressively worsening headache that caused pituitary apoplexy and then a decrease in vision. Emergency surgery was thus performed.ConclusionPituitary apoplexy is a rare and life-threatening complication that may occur after undergoing a COVID-19 vaccination.
ISSN:2296-875X

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