Changjiang Daily Wuhan Client May 30th (Correspondent Yang Shiyu) The woman suddenly experienced intermittent dizziness for nearly half a year, and she was almost blind in both eyes. The examination found that a “rectangular adenoma” had grown in her skull . Experts remind that for sudden headache, dizziness, sharp loss of vision and other symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time.
The 59-year-old Ms. Xiao suffered from frequent intermittent dizziness and headaches in the past six months, and her visual acuity decreased sharply within 4 months. The visual acuity in the right eye was only 0.3, and the left eye was “blind” without any light perception. ”, which seriously affects daily life.
A giant adenoma 4 cm in Ms. Xiao’s skull.
In mid-May, accompanied by her family members, Ms. Xiao went to Wuhan Fifth Hospital for treatment. The MRI results of the head showed that Ms. Xiao had a 4-centimeter “gourd”-shaped giant adenoma in the sellar area of the base of the skull.
“Because the tumor is huge and grows too fast, if surgery is not taken immediately, it is likely to compress the brain stem and cause the patient to coma or even die,” said Lu Yeping, director of neurosurgery.
On May 26, the doctor performed an operation under the neuroendoscope through the nasal cavity to remove the giant adenoma for the patient. The patient is currently recovering well, with clear consciousness and free movement of limbs. The visual acuity of the right eye has improved significantly after the operation, and the visual acuity of the left eye is recovering.
The doctor operates the patient to remove the adenoma.
According to experts, pituitary adenomas are divided into pituitary microadenoma, macroadenoma and giant adenoma according to their volume. -50 years old, more women than men, the vast majority are benign. Larger pituitary adenomas can produce space-occupying symptoms, including compression of the optic nerve, resulting in decreased vision, loss of visual field, and headaches caused by expansive growth pushing against the dura mater. For symptoms such as sudden headache, dizziness, and sharp loss of vision, the possibility of pituitary adenoma should be considered, and timely head CT and MRI examinations can be intervened and treated as soon as possible.
[Editor: Yu Lina]
[Source: Changjiang Daily – Changjiang Net]