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Pituitary gland infarction

MedGen UID:
137969
•Concept ID:
C0342405
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pituitary Gland Infarction; pituitary gland infarction; Pituitary infarct; pituitary infarct; Pituitary Infarction; Pituitary infarction; pituitary infarction
SNOMED CT: Pituitary infarction (95830009); Pituitary infarct (95830009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001259

Definition

Ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPituitary gland infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pituitary Apoplexy and the Current Understanding of Its Management: A Meta-Analysis of 908 Patients.
Marin-Castañeda LA, Gorbachev J, Lopez-Zepeda PT, Choque-Ayala LC, Shubhangi F, De Nigris Vasconcellos F, Pichardo-Rojas PS
World Neurosurg 2024 Oct;190:371-385.e1. Epub 2024 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.103. PMID: 39033812
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Apoplexy, A True Endocrine Emergency.
Moscona-Nissan A, Sidauy-Adissi J, Hermoso-Mier KX, Glick-Betech SS, Chávez-Vera LJ, Martinez-Mendoza F, Delgado-Casillas OM, Taniguchi-Ponciano K, Marrero-Rodríguez D, Mercado M
Arch Med Res 2024 Jun;55(4):103001. Epub 2024 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103001. PMID: 38703639
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for pituitary apoplexy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tu M, Lu Q, Zhu P, Zheng W
J Neurol Sci 2016 Nov 15;370:258-262. Epub 2016 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.047. PMID: 27772771

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hypoglycaemia in adrenal insufficiency.
Lee SC, Baranowski ES, Sakremath R, Saraff V, Mohamed Z
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1198519. Epub 2023 Nov 20 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1198519. PMID: 38053731Free PMC Article
Pituitary apoplexy.
Wichlińska-Lubińska M, Kozera G
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2019;53(6):413-420. Epub 2019 Nov 20 doi: 10.5603/PJNNS.a2019.0054. PMID: 31745969
Depression and Heart Diseases: Leading Health Problems.
Raič M
Psychiatr Danub 2017 Dec;29 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):770-777. PMID: 29278623
Pituitary Apoplexy.
Briet C, Salenave S, Bonneville JF, Laws ER, Chanson P
Endocr Rev 2015 Dec;36(6):622-45. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.1210/er.2015-1042. PMID: 26414232
Pituitary tumor apoplexy.
Chang CV, Felicio AC, Toscanini AC, Teixeira MJ, Cunha-Neto MB
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2009 Jun;67(2A):328-33. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000200033. PMID: 19547836

Diagnosis

Hypoglycaemia in adrenal insufficiency.
Lee SC, Baranowski ES, Sakremath R, Saraff V, Mohamed Z
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1198519. Epub 2023 Nov 20 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1198519. PMID: 38053731Free PMC Article
Sheehan syndrome.
Laway BA, Baba MS
J Pak Med Assoc 2021 Apr;71(4):1282-12568. PMID: 34125791
Pituitary apoplexy.
Wichlińska-Lubińska M, Kozera G
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2019;53(6):413-420. Epub 2019 Nov 20 doi: 10.5603/PJNNS.a2019.0054. PMID: 31745969
Pituitary Apoplexy.
Briet C, Salenave S, Bonneville JF, Laws ER, Chanson P
Endocr Rev 2015 Dec;36(6):622-45. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.1210/er.2015-1042. PMID: 26414232
Pituitary apoplexy.
Briet C, Salenave S, Chanson P
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2015 Mar;44(1):199-209. Epub 2014 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2014.10.016. PMID: 25732655

Therapy

Hypoglycaemia in adrenal insufficiency.
Lee SC, Baranowski ES, Sakremath R, Saraff V, Mohamed Z
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1198519. Epub 2023 Nov 20 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1198519. PMID: 38053731Free PMC Article
Pituitary apoplexy.
Wichlińska-Lubińska M, Kozera G
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2019;53(6):413-420. Epub 2019 Nov 20 doi: 10.5603/PJNNS.a2019.0054. PMID: 31745969
Ghrelin and the Cardiovascular System.
Lilleness BM, Frishman WH
Cardiol Rev 2016 Nov/Dec;24(6):288-297. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000113. PMID: 27465535
Pituitary Apoplexy.
Briet C, Salenave S, Bonneville JF, Laws ER, Chanson P
Endocr Rev 2015 Dec;36(6):622-45. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.1210/er.2015-1042. PMID: 26414232
Management of pituitary apoplexy.
Chanson P, Lepeintre JF, Ducreux D
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2004 Jun;5(6):1287-98. doi: 10.1517/14656566.5.6.1287. PMID: 15163274

Prognosis

An update on the endocrine manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome.
El Hasbani G, Uthman I
Int J Rheum Dis 2024 Jul;27(7):e15253. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.15253. PMID: 38967004
Pituitary aspergillus infection.
Moore LA, Erstine EM, Prayson RA
J Clin Neurosci 2016 Jul;29:178-80. Epub 2016 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.01.010. PMID: 26896907
Surgical treatment of pituitary apoplexy in association with hemispheric infarction.
Zou Z, Liu C, Sun B, Chen C, Xiong W, Che C, Huang H
J Clin Neurosci 2015 Oct;22(10):1550-4. Epub 2015 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.03.049. PMID: 26213287
Pituitary tumor apoplexy.
Chang CV, Felicio AC, Toscanini AC, Teixeira MJ, Cunha-Neto MB
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2009 Jun;67(2A):328-33. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000200033. PMID: 19547836
Management of pituitary apoplexy.
Chanson P, Lepeintre JF, Ducreux D
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2004 Jun;5(6):1287-98. doi: 10.1517/14656566.5.6.1287. PMID: 15163274

Clinical prediction guides

Pituitary Apoplexy and the Current Understanding of Its Management: A Meta-Analysis of 908 Patients.
Marin-Castañeda LA, Gorbachev J, Lopez-Zepeda PT, Choque-Ayala LC, Shubhangi F, De Nigris Vasconcellos F, Pichardo-Rojas PS
World Neurosurg 2024 Oct;190:371-385.e1. Epub 2024 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.103. PMID: 39033812
Analysis of pituitary lesions in fatal closed head injury.
Kibayashi K, Shimada R, Nakao K, Ro A
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2012 Sep;33(3):206-10. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181fe33e8. PMID: 21030847
Management of pituitary tumors in pregnancy.
Iuliano S, Laws ER Jr
Semin Neurol 2011 Sep;31(4):423-8. Epub 2011 Nov 23 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1293542. PMID: 22113515
The heart: a novel gonadotrophin-releasing hormone target.
Dong F, Skinner DC, Wu TJ, Ren J
J Neuroendocrinol 2011 May;23(5):456-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02119.x. PMID: 21332841
Immunohistochemical distribution of chromogranin A in medicolegal autopsy materials.
Yoshida C, Ishikawa T, Michiue T, Zhao D, Komatsu A, Quan L, Maeda H
Leg Med (Tokyo) 2009 Apr;11 Suppl 1:S231-3. Epub 2009 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.03.003. PMID: 19364668

Recent systematic reviews

Pituitary Apoplexy and the Current Understanding of Its Management: A Meta-Analysis of 908 Patients.
Marin-Castañeda LA, Gorbachev J, Lopez-Zepeda PT, Choque-Ayala LC, Shubhangi F, De Nigris Vasconcellos F, Pichardo-Rojas PS
World Neurosurg 2024 Oct;190:371-385.e1. Epub 2024 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.103. PMID: 39033812
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Apoplexy, A True Endocrine Emergency.
Moscona-Nissan A, Sidauy-Adissi J, Hermoso-Mier KX, Glick-Betech SS, Chávez-Vera LJ, Martinez-Mendoza F, Delgado-Casillas OM, Taniguchi-Ponciano K, Marrero-Rodríguez D, Mercado M
Arch Med Res 2024 Jun;55(4):103001. Epub 2024 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103001. PMID: 38703639
Acute Sheehan's syndrome manifesting initially with diabetes insipidus postpartum: a case report and systematic literature review.
Olmes GL, Solomayer EF, Radosa JC, Sklavounos P, Agne P, Schunk SJ, Haj Hamoud B
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Sep;306(3):699-706. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06294-2. PMID: 34779875Free PMC Article
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for pituitary apoplexy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tu M, Lu Q, Zhu P, Zheng W
J Neurol Sci 2016 Nov 15;370:258-262. Epub 2016 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.047. PMID: 27772771

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