Pituitary Apoplexy After Initial Leuprolide Injection.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.091.
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Abstract
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare complication of the initial administration of leuprolide acetate. We present the case of a 63-year-old man who experienced headache, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness after initial leuprolide treatment for prostate carcinoma. Neuroimaging showed pituitary hemorrhage. Clinicians should be aware of this rare but known complication of leuprolide injection so that prompt diagnosis and treatment initiation are performed in patients with leuprolide-associated pituitary apoplexy.
Medical subject headings
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Carcinoma
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Leuprolide
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatic Neoplasms