ea0036oc1.1 | Oral Communications 1 | BSPED2014
Gan Hoong-Wei
, Bulwer Chloe
, Jeelani Owase
, Korbonits Marta
, Spoudeas Helen
Introduction: Pituitary adenomas (PAs) account for <3% of all paediatric supratentorial tumours. Despite being benign, they can cause significant tumour- and treatment-related neuroendocrine and visual morbidity. Patients may be the index case for syndromes such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1).Case report: Patient R was referred at 11.9 years with longstanding headaches and bilateral visual deterioration to the point of near-blindness. ...