Pituitary adenoma often has the following clinical manifestations: (these symptoms, be aware of) endocrine manifestations: different types of pituitary adenoma may manifest as acromegaly, amenorrhea, lactation, infertility, headache, hypogonadism and other symptoms.
1. Visual field disorders: The symptoms of pituitary adenoma are often not obvious in the early stage. With the increase of tumor volume, upward extension, compression of the visual cross, visual field defects can appear, the outer upper quadrant is involved first, and gradually the defect can be expanded to bilateral temporal hemianopia. If the tumor is not treated in time, the enlarged visual field defect may be accompanied by visual acuity loss and eventually total blindness. If the tumor is biased to one side, it may lead to monocular blindness or blindness.
2. Other neurological signs: Depending on the direction of tumor growth, it may lead to different clinical manifestations. If the tumor grows backward, it may compress the brainstem and cause coma and paralysis.
If the tumor grows backward, it may compress the brainstem and cause coma and paralysis. 3.