[Pituitary apoplexy in giant cell adenoma].

Hemorrhage in giant cell adenomas of the pituitary gland was detected in 20.8%. It occurred mostly in supracellular mixed multi-nodular tumors. The course of the disease was symptom-free, acute, subacute or mild. There was a relationship between pituitary apoplexy course, on the one hand, and age and tumor growth, on the other. Since postoperative complication and lethality rates were relatively higher in younger patients, it is suggested that differentiated approach be taken to the diagnosis and management of the disease.