A 38-year-old woman comes to the physician because she has not had a menstrual period for 6 months. A thin white discharge can be expressed from both nipples. Pelvic examination shows no abnormalities. An MRI of the brain shows a macroadenoma of the pituitary gland. Which of the following structures is at greatest risk for damage caused by growth of the neoplasm?

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99. A 38-year-old woman comes to the physician because she has not had a menstrual period for 6 months. A thin white discharge can be expressed from both nipples. Pelvic examination
shows no abnormalities. An MRI of the brain shows a macroadenoma of the pituitary gland. Which of the following structures is at greatest risk for damage caused by growth of the
neoplasm?
A) Oculomotor nerve
B) Optic chiasm
C) Optic nerve
D) Optic tract
E) Trochlear nerve
Transcribed Image Text:99. A 38-year-old woman comes to the physician because she has not had a menstrual period for 6 months. A thin white discharge can be expressed from both nipples. Pelvic examination shows no abnormalities. An MRI of the brain shows a macroadenoma of the pituitary gland. Which of the following structures is at greatest risk for damage caused by growth of the neoplasm? A) Oculomotor nerve B) Optic chiasm C) Optic nerve D) Optic tract E) Trochlear nerve
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