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DISORDERS OF THE CHIASM. 1. Anatomy. 2. Pituitary adenomas. Basophil adenoma Acidophil adenoma Chromophobe adenoma. 3. Craniopharyngioma. 4. Meningioma. Anatomy of chiasm and pituitary gland. III rd ventricle. Upper nasal fibres. Macular fibres. Craniopharyngioma.
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DISORDERS OF THE CHIASM 1. Anatomy 2. Pituitary adenomas • Basophil adenoma • Acidophil adenoma • Chromophobe adenoma 3. Craniopharyngioma 4. Meningioma
Anatomy of chiasm and pituitary gland III rd ventricle Upper nasal fibres Macular fibres Craniopharyngioma Lower nasal fibres Optic chiasm Diaphragma sellae Posterior clinoid Anterior clinoid Pituitary gland Dorsum sellae
Normal anatomical variations Central - 80% Prefixed - 10% Postfixed - 10%
Pituitary adenomas Cushing syndrome ACTH Basophil Chromophobe PROLACTIN Acidophil Growth hormone Amenorrhoea Infertility Galactorrhoea Hypoglandism Impotence Infertility Gynaecomastia Galactorrhoea Acromegaly Gigantism
Cushing syndrome • Moon face, pigmentation and • hirsutism • Hypertension and diabetes • Obesity, skin striae, bruising and • muscle weakness • Ankle oedema and osteoporosis
Acromegaly Enlargement of hands and feet Enlargement of lower jaw
Acromegaly • Facial coarseness • Organomegaly • Carpal tunnel syndrome and • cardiomyopathy • Hypertension, diabetes and • gonadal dysfunction
Visual field defects in pituitary adenomas LE RE HM CF Decussating fibres are most vunerable
MRI of pituitary adenoma Sagittal Axial Coronal
Treatment options for pituitary adenomas Radiotherapy Surgery Transfrontal Trans-sphenoidal Bromocriptine
Craniopharyngioma Presents • In children with endocrine dysfunction • In adults with visual field defects LE RE CF HM The posteriorly crossing fibres are most vunerable Craniopharyngioma
Meningioma Typically affect middle-aged women LE RE Junctional scotoma Tuberculum Sella meningioma Sphenoid ridge meningioma Olfactory groove meningioma