Ms. Zhao had a head gamma knife treatment by Director Hu 5 years ago for a huge pituitary adenoma. Her pituitary adenoma was not only huge, but also looked very much like a snowman. And now the “snowman” has disappeared!
The year of gamma knife treatment, Ms. Zhao 52 years old, due to headaches and dizziness for many years, ineffective treatment and gradually aggravated, there is a loss of vision and double vision, and finally led to impaired movement of hands and feet, went to the hospital to check and found that there is a huge pituitary adenoma in the brain shaped like a “snowman”, if not treated as soon as possible, may be life-threatening. The family went around to seek medical help, but they did not get a satisfactory answer. The neurosurgeons at major hospitals in Beijing agree that surgery is difficult, the tumor is difficult to remove cleanly, and there are many complications from surgery. In addition, Ms. Zhao’s physical condition is not good, and the risk of general anesthesia surgery is extremely high. The family asked around and was introduced to the head gamma knife center of the Second Artillery General Hospital, and found Director Hu Zeyong.
At that time, Director Hu was also very hesitant after receiving the diagnosis, because the tumor is huge, not suitable for head gamma knife treatment, if any failure, will bring irreparable harm to the patient and family. As a doctor, in the face of the patient’s life and death decision, how difficult it is to grasp the scale of self-preservation, retreat, excuses, or prudent, decisive, bear, which not only test the doctor’s professional conduct, technical level, but also test the doctor’s sense of responsibility and courage.
In the end, Director Hu decided to give the patient for head gamma knife treatment from the fundamental interests of the patient, and for the sake of insurance, chose the head gamma knife dose splitting treatment. Head Gamma Knife dose fractionation is a new technology, suitable for treating larger tumors in the brain and tumors in important functional areas. The choice proved to be the right one. The patient recalled that 3 months after the treatment, hemiplegia gradually improved, vision gradually recovered, visual ghosting was reduced, and finally, he was able to work freely in daily life. Because of family difficulties, he had not been reviewed for 5 years. It was only until today that the “snowman” in the brain was confirmed to have basically melted and disappeared.
Expert interpretation: Pituitary adenomas, most of which are benign, are relatively common and have various manifestations. Due to the specificity of the growth site of the tumor, if the condition is not treated in time, it can lead to blindness, hemiparesis, increased intracranial pressure, and even death. Treatment of pituitary adenoma includes medication, surgery and head gamma knife treatment. Head gamma knife space-focused gamma radiation, three-dimensional highly conformal irradiation tumor, control the growth of tumor, so that it shrinks and disappears. It is non-surgical, non-invasive, less painful, less expensive and more effective.