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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1990;19(6): 846-850. |
3 Cases of Coincidental Cerebral Aneurysm with Pituitary Tumor. |
Sung Tak Kong, Ki Won Sung, Woo Hyun Sung, Kyoung Suck Cho, Jai Soo Lee, Min Woo Baik, Jun Ki Kang, Jin Un Song, Cahng Rak Choi |
Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
We report three cases of coincidental cerebral aneurysm with pituitary tumor. In our hospital the incidence of such cases was 4.4% of 68 patients with pituitary tumors from March, 1970 to October, 1990. Cases No. 1 was a 47-year-old female suffering from progressive loss of visual acuity.
Preoperative brain C-T scan and angiographies revealed unruptured posterior communicating aneurysm with pituitary tumor. Case No. 2 was a 39-year-old male suffering from headache after head trauma with acromegaly. Preoperative brain C-T scan and angiographies appeared unruptured anterior communicating aneurysm and pituitary tumor. Case No. 3 was a 62-year-old female suffering progressive loss of visual acuity and headache. Left middle cerebral artery aneurysm and pituitary tumor were found by preoperative brain C-T scan and angiographies. All cases were operated by transcranial route and performed tumor removal after primary clipping of aneurysm. Postoperatively remained tumor of all cases was treated by radiosurgery successfully. |
Key Words:
Aneurysm; Pituitary tumor |
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