Spontaneous visual improvement in pituitary metastasis

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serval:BIB_2F295DB7339D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Spontaneous visual improvement in pituitary metastasis
Journal
European Journal of Ophthalmology
Author(s)
Berney  C., Borruat  F. X., de Tribolet  N.
ISSN
1120-6721 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/2003
Volume
13
Number
1
Pages
105-7
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jan-Feb
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report spontaneous visual improvement in a patient with unilateral optic neuropathy due to pituitary metastasis. METHODS: Report of a case. RESULTS: A 54-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma lost vision in her right eye to 20/70 without any other symptoms. Six days later, vision spontaneously improved to 20/30. A pituitary mass compressing the right intracranial optic nerve was found on magnetic resonance imaging and the diagnosis of metastatic breast carcinoma was confirmed by biopsy. CONCLUSIONS: Spontaneous visual improvement can occur in the setting of compressive optic neuropathy by a solid mass.
Keywords
Breast Neoplasms/*pathology Fatal Outcome Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Optic Nerve Diseases/etiology Pituitary Neoplasms/*secondary Remission, Spontaneous Vision Disorders/etiology/*physiopathology Visual Acuity/*physiology Visual Fields
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Web of science
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28/01/2008 12:38
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20/08/2019 13:13
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