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PITUITARY TUMOR APOPLEXY

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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
Volume 67, Issue 2A, Pages 328-333

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ASSOC ARQUIVOS NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200033

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pituitary tumor apoplexy; pituitary; pituitary adenomas

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Pituitary tumor apoplexy is a medical emergency due to acute infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland. In this review, the authors discuss the sellar anatomy, the pituitary gland and adenomas' vascularization and the general aspects of the syndrome such as its ethiopatogenesis, predisposing factors, clinical features, treatment and prognosis.

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