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Haemorrhage in pituitary tumours

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Evidence of haemorrhage was found in 58 of 320 verified pituitary adenomas (18.1%). Haemorrhage occurred as acute or subacute apoplexy and recent or old silent haemorrhages. The differentiation was based on the predominant clinical features, the operative findings and the length of the history. There was a relatively high iincidence of giant or large recurrent adenomas, invasiveness, malignant change, increased vascularity and sinusoidal characteristics on histology among the haemorrhagic tumours. The majority (53.4%) were hypopituitary but 39.6% had no obvious endocrine defect. CT scan has helped in the early preoperative diagnosis of haemorrhage in pituitary adenoma. Transcranial surgery appeared a most effective mode of treatment in the current series.

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    Present address: Gough Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute of Neurology, London, England

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  1. Gough Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute of Neurology, London, England

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This study was performed during the tenure of a Commonwealth Research Fellowship by Dr. Mohanty.

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Symon, L., Mohanty, S. Haemorrhage in pituitary tumours. Acta neurochir 65, 41–49 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405440

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