Abstract:Pituitary apoplexy is a rare acute condition that can be caused by hemorrhage into the pituitary adenoma or its infarction. This is accompanied by severe headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, visual and oculomotor disorders, loss of consciousness, and can also lead to a decrease in the production of a number of hormones by the pituitary gland, i.e. hypopituitarism. We present a clinical case of a 42-year female patient with previously undiagnosed acromegaly and papillary thyroid cancer. The reason for the e… Show more
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