Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting With Monocular Temporal Hemianopia

J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 Jun 1;41(2):e267-e268. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001119.

Abstract

A 35-year-old primigravida woman presented to the eye emergency department with reduced visual acuity in the right eye. Humphrey visual field testing showed a monocular right eye temporal hemianopia before delivery. An MRI after delivery revealed a largely symmetrical pituitary macroadenoma with chiasmal compression. This is a rare presentation of a pituitary macroadenoma especially when the tumor is largely symmetrical.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / complications*
  • Adenoma / diagnosis
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemianopsia / diagnosis
  • Hemianopsia / etiology*
  • Hemianopsia / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Visual Acuity*
  • Visual Fields / physiology*