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A 16 YEAR OLD BOY WITH POOR VISION AND NASAL OBSTRUCTION
Author(s) -
Cook R. J.,
Besser M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1987.tb01404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery , surgery , optometry
A 16 year old boy presented with visual deterioration and nasal obstruction. Investigations revealed a destructive pituitary tumour with extension into his skull base and nasopharynx. This unusual prolactin‐secreting adenoma was treated by both surgery and bromocryptine.