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ea0056p695 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ECE2018

An acromegaly case; presented from pituitary apoplexia to overt acromegaly before diagnosis

Gonul Burcin , Selek Alev , Cetinarslan Berrin , Canturk Zeynep , Tarkun Ilhan

Pituitary adenomas are the most common lesions of sellar cavity. The usual symptoms are associated with endocrine dysfunctions and mass effects. In this case, a 39 year old female presented with headache for one year and progressive blurred vision, nausea, vomiting for two days. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a 16×9 mm hemorrhagic macroadenoma in sellar cavity concordant with apoplexia and anterior pituitary hormone deficiency. The patient underwent transshphenoi...