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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770128
Pituitary Apoplexy in Pregnancy: What do We Know?
Apoplexia hipofisária na gravidez: o que sabemos?Abstract
Pituitary apoplexy refers to a rare clinical syndrome consisting of signs and symptoms that occur due to rapid expansion of the contents of the sella turcica. It can occur spontaneously or associated with pituitary tumors. It can have a broad clinical spectrum, but usually presents with severe headache, visual impairment and hypopituitarism. Sudden onset of symptoms associated to imagiologic confirmation makes the diagnosis. Surgical treatment is advised when there is important compression of the optic tract. We present a case report and a review of the literature on pituitary apoplexy in pregnancy. The cases were reviewed to obtain information on maternal characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, therapeutic modalities and maternal and fetal outcomes. Our review found 36 cases of pituitary apoplexy in pregnancy. Most of the cases occurred in the second trimester of pregnancy and headache was the most frequent symptom at presentation. Surgical therapy was required in more than half of the patients. In what respect maternal and fetal outcomes, there were 3 cases of preterm delivery and one case of maternal death. Our clinical case and literature review reinforces the importance of an early diagnosis to avoid potential adverse consequences.
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Introduction
Pituitary apoplexy refers to a rare clinical syndrome consisting of signs and symptoms that occur due to rapid expansion of the contents of the sella turcica, due to hemorrhagic or ischemic events. It can occur spontaneously or associated with pituitary tumors. In many cases, pituitary apoplexy is the initial presentation of an adenoma. The etiology is multifactorial, but several precipitating factors have been described, including pregnancy.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The clinical spectrum goes from asymptomatic or mild symptoms to a life-threatening situation, to both the mother and the fetus, particularly when associated with corticotropin deficiency and adrenal insufficiency. The diagnosis is made through the identification of the clinical syndrome associated with sella turcica imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most sensitive method to confirm the diagnosis by revealing a pituitary tumor with hemorrhagic and/or necrotic components.[4] [6]
The treatment of choice is conservative, but surgery might be required when there are important visual disturbances due to optic tract compression.[4] [7]
These study aims to report a case of a woman presenting with pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy who was treated with conservative management and also to present a review of the literature on this subject.
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Methods
We report a case of pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy and present a review of the published cases in the literature on this subject. To identify these cases, we performed a research using PubMed/MEDLINE, using the MeSH terms ‘‘pituitary apoplexy” and ‘‘pregnancy.” We included all studies published until January 2021. Our search was limited to studies published as full-text articles in English or in Portuguese. All the articles without pituitary imaging were excluded. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient described in our case report. The selected cases were reviewed to obtain information on maternal characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, therapeutic modalities and maternal and fetal outcomes. The collected data was analyzed and summarized in a table along with the author's name and respective reference ([Chart 1]).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
Author [reference] |
Age (years) |
Clinical presentation |
GA |
Pituitary imaging (MRI or CT) |
Treatment (GA) |
Evolution |
Delivery |
|
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Prior lesion: Prolactinoma |
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Tandon et al.[37] |
27 |
Headache, Visual defects |
36WG |
MRI: suprasellar, hemorrhagic mass with optic chiasm compression |
Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resection (36WG) |
Resolution |
C-section at term |
|
Castro et al.[26] -Case 2 |
32 |
Headache, nausea vomiting |
28WG |
MRI: intrapituitary hemorrhage |
Steroids |
Improvement |
C-section at term |
|
Prior lesion: Macroprolactinoma |
||||||||
Freeman et al.[8] |
22 |
Headaches, diaphoresis, Visual defects, DI |
32WG |
MRI: pituitary hemorrhage, with optic chiasm compression and without neurohypophysis visualization |
BCP stopped when pregnancy was diagnosed Transsphenoidal evacuation |
Resolution |
Delivery at term |
|
Parihar et al.[34] |
22 |
Headache, vomiting, vision loss |
20WG |
Pituitary apoplexy and compression over optic nerve and chiasm |
BCP stopped when pregnancy was diagnosed Transsphenoidal decompression, removal of hematoma |
Resolution |
Delivery at term |
|
Grand'Maison S et al.[15] -Case 2 |
30 |
Headache |
20WG |
MRI: pituitary mass with acute bleeding |
Continued CBG (initiated before pregnancy) |
Resolution |
Vaginal delivery at term |
|
Jemel M et al.[20] -Case 2 |
35 |
Severe headache, nausea, vomiting deterioration of the visual field |
22WG |
MRI: a pituitary mass of compatible with a pituitary adenoma in apoplexy |
CBG initiated before pregnancy Microsurgical transsphenoidal |
Delivery at term |
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Oguz et al.[31] |
26 |
Headache, nausea, visual defects, left temporal deficit |
22WG |
MRI: macroadenoma with hemorrhage and optic chiasm compression |
CBG Transsphenoidal surgery |
Improvement |
C-section at term |
|
Witek et al.[38] |
25 |
Headaches, dizziness, Visual defects |
14WG |
MRI: tumor enlargement with optic chiasm displacement and focal hemorrhage |
BCP stopped when pregnancy was diagnosed Restarted BCP Transsphenoidal adenomectomy (20WG) |
Improvement |
C-section at term |
|
Gondim et al.[13] |
29 |
Headache, visual defects |
30WG |
MRI: Macroadenoma with inside hemorrhage |
Continued BCP (initiated before pregnancy) Mini-invasive pituitary surgery (32WG) |
Delivery at term |
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Janssen et al.[19] |
27 |
Headache, visual defects |
10WG |
MRI: tumor growth, suprasellar extension and optic chiasm compression. Liquefaction within the tumor, indicating apoplexy |
BCP stopped when pregnancy was diagnosed Restarted BCP |
Resolution |
Vaginal delivery at term |
|
Hayes et al.[17] |
41 |
Visual defects |
18WG |
MRI: pituitary hemorrhage with a significant increase in the size of the tumor |
CBG stopped when pregnancy was diagnosed Stereotactic endoscopic transsphenoidal excision (2nd trimester) |
Vaginal delivery at term |
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Couture et al.[6] |
37 |
Headache, Nausea, Visual defects |
16WG |
MRI: sellar mass with suprasellar extension and contact with the optic chiasm, compatible with hemorrhage in a pituitary tumor |
BCP switched to CBG when pregnancy was diagnosed |
Resolution |
C-section at term |
|
Prior lesion: GHoma |
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Lunardi et al.[24] |
21 |
Headache, Visual defects |
24WG |
CT: intrasellar space-occupying lesion with a marked suprasellar extension. |
Transsphenoidal approach |
Resolution; DI development |
Normal delivery at term |
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Atmaca et al.[3] |
33 |
Headache, Visual defects |
33WG |
MRI: Pituitary apoplexy |
Transsphenoidal resection during labor |
C-section at term |
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Prior lesion: ACTHoma (Nelson syndrome) |
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Gheorghiu et al.[12] |
33 |
Headache, nausea |
22WG |
MRI: intrasellar mass suggesting pituitary apoplexy |
DI development |
Delivery at term |
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Prior lesion: Adenoma |
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Ohtsubo et al.[32] |
29 |
Headache, vomiting, Visual defects |
24WG |
CT and MRI: pituitary adenoma with hematoma |
Transsphenoidal approach (32WG) |
Delivery at term |
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Prior lesion: Macroadenoma |
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Iuliano et al.[18] |
28 |
Headache, edema of the right optic disk |
29WG |
MRI: pituitary macroadenoma with hemorrhage and compression of the right optic nerve |
BCP Transnasal approach (29WG) |
Resolution |
Delivery at term |
|
Unknown prior lesion |
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Murao et al. [30] |
35 |
Nausea, vomiting |
39WG |
MRI: pituitary apoplexy |
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Kita et al.[21] |
26 |
Visual defects |
26WG |
MRI: pituitary mass with a fluid level component displacing the optic chiasm |
Endonasal endoscopic surgery (27WG) |
Improvement; DI development |
Delivery at term |
|
Krull et al.[2] |
28 |
Headache, DI |
7WG |
MRI: pituitary apoplexy |
||||
Piantanida et al.[35] |
27 |
Headache, Visual defects |
35WG |
MRI: sellar mass with suprasellar extension, with optic chiasm compression, deviation of the pituitary stalk, and with recent bleeding |
Endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. (postpartum) |
Resolution |
C-section at 35WG |
|
Fujimaki et al.[9] |
23 |
Headache, Visual defects |
24WG |
MRI: large mass occupying the pituitary fossa and suprasellar cistern |
Surgery was performed 1 month postpartum |
Improvement |
C-section at 34WG |
|
De Heide et al.[7] |
26 |
Headache nausea, vomiting, Visual defects, DI |
23WG |
MRI: pituitary tumor with hemorrhage |
Improvement |
Delivery at term |
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Bamfo et al.[4] |
31 |
Vomiting, Visual defects, Unilateral ptosis |
10WG |
Hemorrhage into a preexisting solid or cystic lesion, with extension into the left cavernous sinus and optic chiasm compression |
C-section at term |
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Lee et al.[23] |
26 |
Headache, visual defects, low TSH and FSH and high T4, prolactin and somatomedin C |
24WG |
MRI: mass arising from the pituitary fossa and extending into the suprasellar cistern compressing the optic chiasm |
Transsphenoidal surgery |
Resolution |
Vaginal delivery at term |
|
Grand'Maison S et al.[15] -Case 1 |
33 |
Headache, Visual defects, dizziness, neck stiffness |
39WG |
MRI/CT: sellar central hemorrhagic infarction and pituitary hyperplasia in contact with the optic chiasm |
Labor induction at term |
|||
Abraham RR et al.[1] |
32 |
Visual Defects decreased right V1-V2 facial |
23WG |
MRI: enlargement of the pituitary with hemorrhage and optic nerve compression |
Emergent endoscopic endonasal surgery (23WG) |
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Jemel M et al.[20] -Case 1 |
32 |
Headache, Visual defects |
37WG |
MRI: sellar central hemorrhagic infarction and pituitary hyperplasia, compatible with sub- acute pituitary apoplexy |
None |
Labor induction at term |
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Jemel M et al.[20] -Case 3 |
30 |
Headache, Visual defects |
24WG |
MRI: bleeding within a macroadenoma |
Endoscopic transsphenoidal ressection (24WG) |
Improvement |
Delivery at term |
|
Castro et al.[26] -Case 1 |
27 |
Headache, Visual defects |
24WG |
MRI: pituitary hemorrhage, with optic tract compression |
Transsphenoidal partial excision of pituitary gland |
Resolution; DI development |
C-section at term |
|
Mathur et al.[25] |
34 |
Headache, neurological deficits, reversible vasoconstriction syndrome and stroke |
Puer- perium |
MRI: Pituitary apoplexy was diagnosed based on a pituitary hemorrhage |
Steroids Nimodipine plus lamotrigine for seizure prophylaxis |
Resolution |
Emergent c- section |
|
Okafor et al.[33] |
30 |
Headache, vomiting. protrusion of the right eye |
24WG |
CT scan: pituitary tumor with pressure effects, occluding the anterior horn of the left lateral ventricle. The other ventricles were dilated |
BCP |
Hypertension with encephalopathy, cardiac arrest and death |
Emergent C- section at 34 + 5WG |
|
Chan et al.[5] |
28 |
Headache, Visual defect, hypogonadism, low TSH and high serum prolactin |
38WG |
MRI: pituitary tumor, with hemorrhage and hypophysis and optic chiasm compression |
Steroids Transsphenoidal surgery 2 days after delivery |
Improvement |
Forceps at term |
|
Galvão et al.[10] - Case 1 |
30 |
Consciousness loss, Headache, Visual defects |
28WG |
MRI: macroprolactinoma, with sellar and suprasellar hemorrhage |
None |
Resolution |
C-section at term |
|
Galvão et al.[10] -Case 2 |
25 |
Headache, Visual defects |
MRI: pituitary apoplexy |
Transsphenoidal adenomectomy (2nd trimester) |
Development of Hypothyroidism and DI |
C-section at term |
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Cokmez et al.[16] |
26 |
Headache, vomiting, Visual defects |
24 WG |
MRI: macroadenoma and bleeding |
Steroids Tumor excision was performed with craniotomy |
Improvement |
C-section at term |
Abbreviations: BCP, Bromocriptine; CBG, Cabergoline; CT, computed tomography; DI, Diabetes insipidus; GA, Gestational age; MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging; WG, weeks of gestation.
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Case Report
A 36-year-old women, 30 weeks pregnant was admitted to the emergency service with severe holocranial headache, blurred vision, photophobia and vomiting for the last 4 days. In the day before she had been discharged from another hospital with the diagnosis of migraine. She had type 1 Diabetes Mellitus for 18 years, without known micro or macrovascular complications. She was on insulin (detemir and lispro), acetylsalicylic acid, folic acid, ferrous sulfate and potassium iodine. At admission, physical examination, blood pressure and neurologic examination were normal. Hemoglobin, platelets, renal and hepatic function were in the normal range and sFLT-1 /PLGF ratio was negative (<38), excluding pre-eclampsia as the cause of this clinical picture. Brain MRI was suggestive of pituitary apoplexy with compression and swelling of the optic tract: “Enlarged pituitary gland 12 mm in height, with heterogeneous sign. There is an evident suprasellar extension and shaping of the optic chiasm.” ([Fig. 1]) After neuro-ophthalmological examination, optic chiasm compression was excluded and surgery was postponed. Blood levels of ACTH, FT4, TSH and cortisol were unremarkable. She was started on intravenous hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours, with progressive improvement of symptoms. At 35 weeks of gestation, an urgent c-section was performed because of a non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracing ([Fig. 1]) associated with absence fetal movements. A baby girl was born with 4080 g and an apgar index of 7/9. She was asymptomatic on discharge ([Fig. 2]). In the post-partum period she remained clinically stable, asymptomatic and she was diagnosed with a non-functioning macroadenoma. She suspended corticotherapy without relapse.




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Discussion
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare event and far less frequent in pregnancy. In the absence of more robust studies, the experience provided by case reports establishes an important guidance for managing these patients. The estimated prevalence of pituitary apoplexy is 1:10000 pregnancies at term, with a mean gestational age of diagnose of 24 weeks’ gestation and 10% of cases occurring in puerperium. In many cases, as in our case report, it constitutes the first presentation of a pituitary tumor, especially macroadenomas as they tend to be more hemorrhagic.[3] [14] [15]
Pituitary apoplexy can occur spontaneously or associated with pituitary tumors. The etiology is multifactorial, but several precipitating factors have been described: pregnancy (as in our clinical case), hemorrhagic disturbances, anticoagulation therapy, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, radiation or head trauma, cerebral aneurysm, major surgery, especially coronary artery bypass grafting, estrogen therapy, lumbar punction, upper respiratory tract infection, endocrine stimulation tests, initiation, or withdrawal of dopaminergic therapy.[1] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The typical presentation of pituitary apoplexy is the one described in our case, with sudden onset of severe bilateral headache, visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting and secondary symptoms to the involvement of cranial nerves (the oculomotor is the most frequently affected). The absence of classic symptoms can delay the diagnosis. In ∼80% of the cases, patients will develop deficiency of one or more anterior pituitary hormones, depending on the percentage of pituitary tissue destroyed. Gonadotrophins are the most affected, followed by ACTH and TSH and less frequently prolactin. In this case, gonadotrophins are difficult to value since they are physiologically braked in pregnancy.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Acute secondary adrenal insufficiency is seen in approximately two-thirds of patients with pituitary tumor apoplexy and it's the major source of mortality associated with the condition, requiring prompt corticosteroid replacement in anticipation.
The diagnosis is done in the presence of the clinical syndrome associated with sella turcica imaging. Magnetic resonance (MRI) is the most sensitive method to confirm the diagnosis and usually reveals a pituitary tumor with hemorrhagic and/or necrotic components.[4] [6]
In the pregnancy context the treatment of choice is conservative. Medical therapy includes corticotherapy, dopamine agonists, such as cabergoline and bromocriptine and reposition of hormonal deficits. Surgery might be required during pregnancy, when there are important visual disturbances due to compression, endocrinal hypersecretion (especially Cushing disease) or for life-threatening apoplexy.[4] [7] [14]
As a result of a literature research on Pubmed we found 36 case reports. From their analysis, we found that the average age of the pregnant women was 29 years old (±4 years), with an average gestational age of 25 weeks (±8 weeks) at diagnose. Most cases occurred in the second trimester. Regarding previously diagnosed lesions, it was present in 47% of patients. There were 7 cases of macroadenomas, 4 cases of microadenomas and 6 cases of adenomas without size specification. Therefore, pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy can be the first manifestation of an unrecognized pituitary adenoma in a large portion of this series. Headache was the most frequent symptom, being present in 86% of cases. Corticotherapy was used in 11% of cases and surgery was required in 61%. Most deliveries were uneventful. C-section was the mode of delivery in 15 cases, there were 6 cases of vaginal delivery and the route of delivery was unknown in 48% of the cases. There were 3 cases of preterm delivery and 28 term deliveries. There was one case of maternal death.
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Conclusion
We consider our case report an example of successful management with conservative therapy, since our patient had sustained remission of symptoms without surgery and has already suspended medical treatment without relapse. We would like to reinforce that a precocious diagnosis is essential to a timely approach, avoiding the morbimortality potentially related to this condition.
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Conflicts to Interest
The authos have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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- 3 Atmaca A, Dagdelen S, Erbas T. Follow-up of pregnancy in acromegalic women: different presentations and outcomes. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2006; 114 (03) 135-139
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