Meningiomas of the tuberculum sellae can induce compression of the optic tract. We report the case of a 54-year-old female patient affected by a suspected pituitary macroadenoma with severe visual field defects, who experienced a significant clinical and visual improvement during short-term octreotide therapy, contrasting with the lack of neuroradiological evidence for tumor shrinkage. The patient subsequently underwent transcranial surgery with a final diagnosis of meningioma. The putative mechanisms of visual improvement during octreotide therapy are discussed.
Visual improvement during octreotide therapy in a case of episellar meningioma / Marie Lise Jaffrain, Rea; Giuseppe, Minniti; Santoro, Antonio; Bastianello, Stefano; Tamburrano, Guido; Gulino, Alberto; Cantore, Giampaolo. - In: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. - ISSN 0303-8467. - STAMPA. - 100:1(1998), pp. 40-43. [10.1016/s0303-8467(97)00110-8]
Visual improvement during octreotide therapy in a case of episellar meningioma
SANTORO, Antonio;BASTIANELLO, Stefano;TAMBURRANO, Guido;GULINO, Alberto;CANTORE, Giampaolo;Giuseppe Minniti
1998
Abstract
Meningiomas of the tuberculum sellae can induce compression of the optic tract. We report the case of a 54-year-old female patient affected by a suspected pituitary macroadenoma with severe visual field defects, who experienced a significant clinical and visual improvement during short-term octreotide therapy, contrasting with the lack of neuroradiological evidence for tumor shrinkage. The patient subsequently underwent transcranial surgery with a final diagnosis of meningioma. The putative mechanisms of visual improvement during octreotide therapy are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
