Decreased Vision and Junctional Scotoma from Pituicytoma

oleh: Nancy Huynh, Anat O. Stemmer-Rachamimov, Brooke Swearingen, Dean M. Cestari

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Karger Publishers 2012-05-01

Deskripsi

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.