Buletin Farmatera
Vol 6, No 1 (2021)

Case Report: Preoperative Hormone Replacement Therapy in Hypocortisol and Hypothyroid Patients with Residual Pituitary Adenoma Tumors

Huwainan Nisa Nasution (University Muhammadiyah North Sumatera)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Feb 2021

Abstract

Pituitary tumors are benign tumors that occur in the pituitary gland with a presentation of 10% of all intracranial tumors. If the size of the tumor is           > 1 cm, the pituitary tumor is called a macroadenoma, the large size will have a mass effect so that there is an emphasis on the tumor area and its surroundings. This emphasis will manifest in hyposecretion of the hormones produced in the pituitary. We report a case of  57-year-old male with complaints of decreased vision since 3.5 months. The patient had previously been diagnosed with a pituitary tumor 6 years ago and had surgery. After diagnostic steps, the patient is diagnosed with a residual pituitary adenoma tumor with hypocortisol and hypothyroidism. Hormone replacement therapy was performed by administering methilprednisolone tablets 16 mg-0-8 mg and levothyroxine tablets 1 x 50 µg. The patient was planned to undergo an Endoscopic Endonasal Excision Tumor surgery with  125 mg/12 hour preoperative injection of methilprednisolon. The provision of preoperative hormone replacement therapy aims to correct hormonal imbalances that can be an intraoperative complication

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