Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma
Pituicytomas are rare neoplasms of the sellar region. We report a case of vision loss and a junctional scotoma in a 43-year-old woman caused by compression of the optic chiasm by a pituitary tumor. The morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the tumor were consistent with the diagno...
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| author | Nancy Huynh Anat O. Stemmer-Rachamimov Brooke Swearingen Dean M. Cestari |
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| description | Pituicytomas are rare neoplasms of the sellar region. We report a case of vision loss and a junctional scotoma in a 43-year-old woman caused by compression of the optic chiasm by a pituitary tumor. The morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the tumor were consistent with the diagnosis of pituicytoma. The tumor was debulked surgically, and the patient’s vision improved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3927dad5b802481eb392274dbae5394c2022-12-21T21:56:44ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992012-05-013219019510.1159/000339242339242Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from PituicytomaNancy HuynhAnat O. Stemmer-RachamimovBrooke SwearingenDean M. CestariPituicytomas are rare neoplasms of the sellar region. We report a case of vision loss and a junctional scotoma in a 43-year-old woman caused by compression of the optic chiasm by a pituitary tumor. The morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the tumor were consistent with the diagnosis of pituicytoma. The tumor was debulked surgically, and the patient’s vision improved.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/339242Junctional scotomaPituicytomaVisual field defectSellar tumorOptic chiasm |
| spellingShingle | Nancy Huynh Anat O. Stemmer-Rachamimov Brooke Swearingen Dean M. Cestari Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma Case Reports in Ophthalmology Junctional scotoma Pituicytoma Visual field defect Sellar tumor Optic chiasm |
| title | Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma |
| title_full | Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma |
| title_fullStr | Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma |
| title_short | Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma |
| title_sort | decreased vision and junctional scotoma from pituicytoma |
| topic | Junctional scotoma Pituicytoma Visual field defect Sellar tumor Optic chiasm |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/339242 |
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