Enlargement of preexisting @entity977 during pregnancy is well documented, but this phenomenon is unusual for nonendocrine @entity977 such as @entity976 . Only six cases of @entity976 have been reported as presenting during pregnancy. The authors describe a 19-year-old @entity1 who presented with @entity2588 and @entity6726 caused by an intrasellar mass. Seven months later, when she was 20 weeks pregnant, the @entity1 developed sudden @entity227 . Emergency transsphenoidal surgery was performed to restore visual function, and the @entity5 was found to be a @entity976 . The @entity1 had spontaneous labor and delivered a healthy @entity1 at term. The @entity5 recurred 4 years later, during her second pregnancy, and was again entirely removed via a second transsphenoidal approach. She again had a normal term delivery. During the 5-year follow-up period she has demonstrated no @entity227 . Control magnetic resonance images have revealed no recurrence of the @entity5 . The transsphenoidal approach seems to be the safest procedure to use during pregnancy to achieve an immediate @entity1781 and to preserve pituitary function.

Rapid enlargement and recurrence of a preexisting XXXX during the course of two pregnancies. Case report.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['woman', 'patient', 'infant'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual dysfunction', 'endocrinological or visual dysfunction'] @entity6726 :: ('MESH:D005687', 'Disease') :: ['galactorrhea'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor'] @entity1781 :: ('MESH:D009901', 'Disease') :: ['optic nerve decompression'] @entity977 :: ('MESH:D010911', 'Disease') :: ['pituitary adenomas', 'pituitary tumors'] @entity976 :: ('MESH:D003397', 'Disease') :: ['craniopharyngiomas', 'craniopharyngioma'] @entity2588 :: ('MESH:D000568', 'Disease') :: ['amenorrhea']
@entity976 :: (MESH:D003397,Disease) :: ['intrasellar craniopharyngioma']
