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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;89(4):152-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2012.09.016. Epub 2012 Dec 20.

[Acute visual loss in pregnancy caused by craniopharyngioma]

[Article in Spanish]
E Grillo-Mallo  1 , J Jiménez-Benito  2 , E Diéz-Feijóo  2 , I Alonso Alonso  2 , A Ferrero Collado  2 , S Muñoz Quiñones  2
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[Acute visual loss in pregnancy caused by craniopharyngioma]

[Article in Spanish]
E Grillo-Mallo et al. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Case report: A 38-year-old female, at 20-weeks gestation, experienced a sudden visual loss and visual-field abnormalities. The neuroimaging tests showed a craniopharyngioma. Surgical removal was performed with a successful outcome as regards the pregnancy and visual function.

Discussion: It is known that pituitary adenomas may grow during pregnancy; however this is unusual in craniopharyngiomas. They usually present with visual problems due to their suprasellar topography. Surgery is the treatment of choice, the outcome essentially depending on its complete resection.

Keywords: Alteraciones campimétricas; Anatomía del quiasma; Craneofaringioma; Craneofaringioma en gestante; Craniopharyngioma; Craniopharyngioma in pregnancy; Optic chiasm; Visual field abnormalities.

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