Rapid enlargement and recurrence of a preexisting intrasellar craniopharyngioma during the course of two pregnancies - Case report

Aydin, Y; Can, SM; Gulkilik, A; Turkmenoglu, O; Alatli, C; Ziyal, I

doi:10.3171/jns.1999.91.2.0322

Rapid enlargement and recurrence of a preexisting intrasellar craniopharyngioma during the course of two pregnancies - Case report

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Aydin Y., Can S., Gulkilik A., Turkmenoglu O., Alatli C., Ziyal I.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, cilt.91, sa.2, ss.322-324, 1999 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 91 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 1999
Doi Numarası: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.2.0322
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.322-324
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Enlargement of preexisting pituitary adenomas during pregnancy is well documented, but this phenomenon is unusual for nonendocrine pituitary tumors such as craniopharyngiomas. Only six cases of craniopharyngioma have been reported as presenting during pregnancy.