Optic tract hyperintensity on T2-weighted images among patients with pituitary macroadenoma: correlation with visual impairment
| Patient No./Age (y)/Sex | Duration | Size (mm) | OC | AS | VAD | VFD | Pathology | IAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/36/M | 2 mo | 18 | − | − | − | + | ||
| 2/61/M | 9 y | 23.7 | + | − | + (rt 0.7, lt blind) | + | PA | − |
| 3/42/F | 16 mo | 26.5 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.02, lt 1.5) | + | PA (corticotro) | − |
| 4/38/F | 10 mo | 14 | − | − | − | + | ||
| 5/40/M | 6 mo | 35 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.07, lt 0.05) | + | PA (null) | − |
| 6/55/F | 4 y | 46 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.06, lt 0.06) | + | PA (chromophobe) | − |
| 7/65/F | 2 mo | 13 | − | − | − | + | PA (null) | |
| 8/74/M | 18 mo | 16.4 | + | + | + (rt 0.7, lt 0.4) | + | PA (null) | − |
| 9/54/F | 3 mo | 27 | + | + | + (rt 0.06, lt 0.1) | + | PA (nonfunctioning) | + (rt 1.2, lt 0.8) |
| 10/65/M | 2 mo | 13 | − | + | + (rt light sense) | + | Pituitary carcinoma | − |
| 11/59/F | 14 mo | 35 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.3, lt 0.9) | + | PA (null) | − |
| 12/55/M | 3 mo | 22 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.5, lt 0.1) | + | PA | + (rt 1.0, lt 1.0) |
| 13/41/F | 19 mo | 25 | ++ | + | + (hand sense) | + | PA (null) | − |
| 14/37/F | 3 mo | 16 | − | − | − | + | ||
| 15/70/F | 6 mo | 18 | + | + | + (rt 0.1, lt blind) | − | ||
| 16/27/M | 6 mo | 15 | − | + | + (finger sense) | + | PA (chromophobe) | + (rt 0.7, lt 0.9) |
| 17/58/M | 26 mo | 24 | ++ | + | + (rt 1.5, lt 0.4) | − | PA (null) | − |
| 18/21/F | 8 mo | 30 | + | − | − | + | PA (GH) | − |
| 19/50/F | 10 y | 51 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.03, lt 0.1) | + | PA(FSH-LH) | − |
| 20/74/F | 1.5 mo | 18 | − | + | + (lt light sense) | − | PA (prolactinoma) | + (rt 0.8, lt 0.4) |
| 21/66/F | 2 mo | 15 | − | − | − | − | PA (null) | |
| 22/63/M | 2 mo | 23.7 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.1, lt 0.7) | + | PA (chromophobe) | + (rt 0.7, lt 0.8) |
| 23/54/F | 3 mo | 13 | − | − | − | − | PA | |
| 24/56/F | 3 mo | 20 | − | − | − | − | PA | |
| 25/45/M | 2 mo | 16 | − | − | − | + | PA (chromophobe) | |
| 26/36/M | 2 mo | 12.2 | − | − | − | − | ||
| 27/50/M | 3 mo | 16 | ++ | + | + (rt 0.9, lt 0.3) | + | PA (GH) | + (rt 0.9, lt 0.7) |
Note.—OC indicates optic chiasm compression; AS, abnormal signal in optic nerve; VAD, visual acuity disturbance; VFD, visual field disturbance; IAT, improvement of visual acuity after treatment; PA, pituitary adenoma; FSH-LH, follicle stimulating hormone-luteinizing hormone; GH, growth hormone.