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CASE REPORT: A 38-year-old female, at 20-weeks gestation, experienced a sudden visual loss and visual-field abnormalities. The neuroimaging tests showed a craniopharyngioma. Surgical removal was performed with a successful outcome as regards the pregnancy and visual function. DISCUSSION: It is known that pituitary adenomas may grow during pregnancy; however this is unusual in craniopharyngiomas. They usually present with visual problems due to their suprasellar topography. Surgery is the treatment of choice, the outcome essentially depending on its complete resection.
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Craniofaringioma/complicações , Hemianopsia/etiologia , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/complicações , Complicações Neoplásicas na Gravidez/diagnóstico , Baixa Visão/etiologia , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Craniofaringioma/diagnóstico , Craniofaringioma/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Hipofisectomia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/cirurgia , Gravidez , Gravidez MúltiplaRESUMO
CASE REPORT: We present a case of potential iris metastasis, as casual a finding, in a patient diagnosed from breast carcinoma. DISCUSSION: Cancer metastases constitute the first cause of intraocular malignant disease, being the lung and breast carcinomas the most frequent primary tumors. Iris metastasis is the least frequent among malignant involvement of the uveal tract. A meticulous differential diagnosis is advisable, mainly if metastasis is the first manifestation of the disease. In these particular situations puncture-biopsy of the lesion seems an effective diagnostic method.