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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surv Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan 25;62(6):867–874. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.01.005

Table 1.

Ayptical Pituitary Adenoma with Orbital Invasion

Author/
Year
Age
(years)/
Sex
History Presentation Previous
Pituitary
Surgery
Treatment Visual
Outcome
Clinical
Outcome
Other
Prolactin

Ross/1989 8/M NS Acute headache, blurred vision, vomitting, L ptosis and papilledema No Meds, surgery, and Rx NS Stable 2 years post Rx
Karcioglu/2003 26/M Progressive VL OU x 1m 20/200 OD, 20/40 OS, APD OD, papilledema OU No Meds only 20/40 OD
20/25 OS
Stable 4 years post dx Tx with BC
Karcioglu/2003 24/F Prolactinoma dx 21 years prior, RP proptosis OD CF OD, 20/20 OS, APD & pale ON OD Yes Meds, partial resection x 2 NS Lost to followup 23 yrs after dx Tx with BC
Karcioglu/2003 35/M RP proptosis OD APD OD, proptosis OD No Enucleation, partial resection exenteration NS Deceased 1m post surgery
Karcioglu/2003 33/F Prolactinoma dx 2 years prior 20/20 OD, 20/100 OS, APD OS No Meds, partial resection, exenteration NS Deceased 4 years after dx Tx with BC
Vaudaux/2003 30/M 4 years of bulging eye Proptosis, headache, acromegaly, nl VA No Meds only 20/16 OS Stable with meds 1 year post dx Tx with BC, also GH secreting

ACTH

Dhaliwal/2014 28/F Partial ACTH PA resection 7m prior 20/20 OU, diplopia, pain OS Yes Partial resection, stereo Rx, 20/20 OU Stable diplopia 9m post surgery Tx with k etoconazole after1st resection
Dhaliwal/2014 85/F Glaucoma, bilateral trabeculectomy Nonspecific visual changes No Partial resection 20/40 OU Stable VA 3m post surgery
Choong/2014 68/F Worsening HA and diplopia CN III and VI palsies, VA NS No Partial resection NS Persistent CN VI palsy
Kim/2016 28/M ACTH PA resection 9 years prior, Rx 4years prior to orbital involvment HA, 20/20 OU, nl CV, diplopia, mild temporal ON pallor OU Yes Resection, Rx x 3 20/20 OU Stable VA, visual symptoms throughout Tx

GH

Naguib/2016 31/M Fluctuating HA and visual changes x 2m HM OD, 20/100 OS, decreased CV OU, RUL ptosis, APD OD, temporal ON pallor OU, acromegaly Yes Multiple resections, stereo Rx, meds CF OD/NS OS CF OD, general disability Tx with octreotide

TSH

Yovos/1981 17/F NS ON atrophy, bitemporal VF defects NS Surgery, Rx NS NS

Nonfx

Jackson/1962 NS/M NS Nonspecific visual changes, ON atrophy NS NS NS NS
Daita/1987 50/M NS 20/200 unspecified, ON atrophy, bitiemporal VF defects NS Surgery, Rx NS NS
Spiegel/1994 25/F NS CF unspecified, ON atrophy, unilateral constriction NS Surgery, Rx HM NS
Bernardini/2001 47/F NS No VA loss NS Surgery NS NS

NS

Jackson/1962 NS/M NS NS NS NS NS NS
De Divitiis/1973 29/F NS Unspecified VA loss, bitemporal hemianopia NS NS NS NS
Wray/1977 71/F NS Diplopia, unspecifid CN palsy, unspecified VA loss NS NS NS NS
Sammartino/1979 12/M NS Diplopia, unspecified CN palsy, unspecified VA loss NS Surgery NS NS
Ortiz/1992 16/M 4w of HA, proptosis and WL VA 20/20 OU, 6mm proptosis OS No Sugery, Rx NLP OS 20m post surgery was stable

M, male; F, female; NS, not specified; OD, R, Right; OS, L, Left; Rx, radiation therapy; VL, vision loss; m, month; w, week; APD, afferent pupillary defect; dx, diagnosis; tx, treatment; BC, bromocriptine; RP, rapidly progressive; ON, optic nerve; HA, headache; nl, normal; VA, visual acuity; GH, growth hormone; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; nonfx, nonfunctional; CN, cranial nerve; CF, count fingers; HM, hand motion; VF, visual field; WL, weight loss; NLP, no light perception; RUL, right upper lid