Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program data from 2004 to 2018 show an incidence rate of pituitary adenomas and pituitary incidentalomas of 4.28 ± 0.04 and 1.53 ± 0.02 per ...

Of this subgroup, one had a known pituitary adenoma with resection whose bitemporal visual field defect resolved in just one eye. One patient had disc tilting, and two actually had a bilateral ...

A pituitary tumor can be located at the various positions of the optic chiasm. Visual field defects are produced by lesions at the anterior angle, body, posterior angle, or lateral aspect of the ...

A 44-year-old woman was referred to the endocrine clinic with the history of pituitary macroadenoma and panhypopituitarism after a prior resection. She noted a stable visual field loss since her ...

Visual changes: Around 4 to 6 in 10 people with pituitary tumors report visual problems. ... Visual field tests: These tests determine whether the pituitary tumor affects the person’s vision.

Pituitary macroadenomas are benign tumors. Symptoms may result from tumor pressure or from secreting or blocking hormones. Learn more here. ... visual field deficit due to tumor; ...

Pituitary tumors exhibit a spectrum of biology, with variable growth and hormonal behaviors. ... and visual-field disturbances due to stretching of the overlying optic chiasm.

The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary adenoma (90% of all pituitary masses); however, ... Visual-field testing is also recommended. One size does not fit all.

Bitemporal hemianopsia (or Bitemporal hemianopia) is the medical description of a type of partial blindness where vision is missing in the outer half of both the right and left visual field. It is ...

THE association of adrenal hyperplasia with basophil tumors of the pituitary gland was first suggested by Cushing.1 This type of tumor has since been thought to ... Visual fields were normal by ...

The initial workup includes imaging, blood work to determine if the pituitary adenoma is causing hormonal dysfunction, and neuro-ophthalmology referral for visual field testing to determine if the ...