Pituitary adenoma presenting as isolated oculomotor nerve palsy

Author:

Masuoka Jun,Yoshioka Fumitaka,Inoue Kohei,Furukawa Takashi,Ito Hiroshi,Ogata Atsushi,Nakahara Yukiko,Abe Tatsuya

Abstract

Background: Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy is a relatively uncommon symptom of pituitary adenoma that usually occurs in association with pituitary apoplexy or cavernous sinus (CS) invasion. Case Description: We report two cases of relatively small pituitary adenomas with neither apoplexy nor CS invasion presenting as isolated oculomotor nerve palsy. Both patients presented with gradually worsening diplopia, without headache or visual field defects. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a pituitary tumor with no evidence of intratumoral hemorrhage. Computed tomography revealed a lateroposterior extension of the tumor with the erosion of the posterior clinoid process. Constructive interference in steady-state MRI revealed compression of the oculomotor nerve by the tumor at the oculomotor triangle. The patients underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, and the intraoperative findings showed that the tumors did not invade the CS. The tumors were completely resected, and the oculomotor palsies resolved fully. Conclusion: These cases illustrate the need to consider isolated oculomotor nerve palsy as an initial manifestation of a relatively small pituitary adenoma with neither apoplexy nor CS invasion. Based on the characteristic radiological findings, early surgical treatment is recommended to preserve oculomotor function.

Publisher

Scientific Scholar

Subject

Neurology (clinical),Surgery

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