My husband had double and triple vision this week, coupled with recent
increasing headaches the past month or so. He has diabetes, and was in the
hospital for elevated sugar. However---a CT scan showed a growth between his
brain and his optic nerve in front of the pituitary gland.
He's going for an MRI soon, but we're scared to death. I've searched for the
appropo group for this, can anyone let me know if they've had any experience
with this?
Theresa
CatmanX - 24 Mar 2006 11:10 GMT
It's an easy one to fix and generally resolution is good.
dr grant
Dr. Leukoma - 26 Mar 2006 16:00 GMT
This depends on whether the tumor is a primary anterior pituitary
adenoma or a craniopharyngioma. Both are benign. Both may affect
vision via compression of the optic nerve, and both may affect the
body's hormonal system. Malignant tumors arising in the pituitary or
next to the pituitary are very rare.
I believe that craniopharyngiomas have a higher recurrence rate. I
have seen very few patients with pituitary tumors. I diagnosed one
based upon the results of visual fields and a careful history.
DrG
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