Spontaneous regression of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma

被引:3
|
作者
Ghalaenovi, Hossein [1 ]
Azar, Maziar [1 ]
Fattahi, Arash [1 ]
机构
[1] Iran Univ Med Sci, Neurosurg, Tehran, Iran
关键词
Pituitary adenoma; spontaneous regression; nonfunctioning; macroadenoma; natural history;
D O I
10.1080/02688697.2019.1630552
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Eighty percent of pituitary macroadenomas are nonfunctioning and may be treated conservatively. Spontaneous regression occurs but is rare and generally has an identifiable cause such as chemotherapy, pituitary apoplexy and viral infections. We present a 28 year-old male with a nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma that regressed over one year without any apparent cause.
引用
收藏
页码:769 / 770
页数:2
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Spontaneous regression of nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma: A case report
    Kameno, Koki
    Yano, Shigetoshi
    Shinojima, Naoki
    Kuratsu, Jun-ichi
    INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY-ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND CASE MANAGEMENT, 2016, 5 : 45 - 47
  • [2] Radiosurgery for residual or recurrent nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
    Sheehan, JP
    Kondziolka, D
    Flickinger, J
    Lunsford, LD
    JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 2002, 97 : 408 - 414
  • [3] Adolescent nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma with short stature
    Tamura, T
    Hasegawa, K
    Okazaki, H
    Morii, K
    Tanaka, R
    ENDOCRINE JOURNAL, 1998, 45 : S179 - S181
  • [4] Vanishing pituitary mass revealed by timely magnetic resonance imaging: examples of spontaneous resolution of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
    Yoshino, A
    Katayama, Y
    Watanabe, T
    Hirota, H
    ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, 2005, 147 (03) : 253 - 257
  • [5] Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma in nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
    Takashi Sugawara
    Masaru Aoyagi
    Youji Tanaka
    Masashi Tamaki
    Daisuke Kobayashi
    Kikuo Ohno
    Neurosurgical Review, 2013, 36 : 395 - 402
  • [6] Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma in nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
    Sugawara, Takashi
    Aoyagi, Masaru
    Tanaka, Youji
    Tamaki, Masashi
    Kobayashi, Daisuke
    Ohno, Kikuo
    NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW, 2013, 36 (03) : 395 - 401
  • [7] A Nonfunctioning Suprasellar Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma. A Case Report
    So, Gohei
    Takeshita, Tomoki
    Morofuji, Yoichi
    Iseki, Masachika
    Hayashi, Tomayoshi
    Matsuo, Takayuki
    Suyama, Kazuhiko
    Nagata, Izumi
    NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, 2008, 36 (12): : 1121 - 1125
  • [8] Tumor shrinkage after transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
    Berkmann, Sven
    Schlaffer, Sven
    Buchfelder, Michael
    JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 2013, 119 (06) : 1447 - 1452
  • [9] Nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma: incidence, causes of death and quality of life in relation to pituitary function
    Eigil Husted Nielsen
    Jörgen Lindholm
    Peter Laurberg
    Per Bjerre
    Jens Sandahl Christiansen
    Claus Hagen
    Svend Juul
    Jesper Jørgensen
    Anders Kruse
    Kirstine Stochholm
    Pituitary, 2007, 10 : 67 - 73
  • [10] Nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma: incidence, causes of death and quality of life in relation to pituitary function
    Nielsen, Eigil Husted
    Lindholm, Jorgen
    Laurberg, Peter
    Bjerre, Per
    Christiansen, Jens Sandahl
    Hagen, Claus
    Juul, Svend
    Jorgensen, Jesper
    Kruse, Anders
    Stochholm, Kirstine
    PITUITARY, 2007, 10 (01) : 67 - 73