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Published on: January 17, 2018
Radiation-induced optic neuritis after pituitary adenoma radiosurgery in a patient with multiple sclerosis: case
Thomas B Daniels1, Bruce E Pollock, Robert C Miller
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Objective And Importance:
To describe a rare case of optic neuritis onset after Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery.
Clinical Presentation:
Nine years after transsphenoidal subtotal resection of a pituitary adenoma, this 43-year-old woman had elevated serum prolactin levels and headaches.
Intervention:
Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery to residual pituitary tumor.
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, this is the first report of radiation-induced optic neuritis after radiosurgery in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
