PITUITARY TUMOR (MEDICAL CONDITION)
May 28th, 2008 by admin
Most pituitary tumors are benign. However, because the pituitary is an important hormonal gland, this does not mean they are harmless. Even a benign pituitary tumor can have various severe hormonal affects on the body,
Pituitary tumor: See also Pituitary Cancer:
»Introduction: Pituitary Cancer
»Treatments for Pituitary Cancer
Pituitary tumor: Abnormal growth of the cells that comprise the pituitary gland without specification as to whether the cells are malignant or benign.
Source: Diseases Database
Pituitary tumor: Another name for Pituitary Cancer (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Pituitary Cancer
»Treatments for Pituitary Cancer
Pituitary tumor: Pituitary tumor is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Cancer, Endocrine system cancer, Pituitary conditions
Some of the causes of Pituitary tumor are included in the list below:
Pituitary tumour (growth hormone secreting)
Prolactin secreting pituitary tumour
Read more about causes of Pituitary tumor (Pituitary Cancer)
Some of the symptoms of Pituitary tumor incude:
Treatments for Pituitary tumor (Pituitary Cancer) include:
Surgical removal of the tumor - the most common treatment
Hormone supplements - if the tumor has reduced production of any of the various hormones.
Read more about treatments for Pituitary tumor
Treatment of Pituitary tumor: For more treatment information about Pituitary tumor, see treatment of Pituitary Cancer (Pituitary tumor)
Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths found in the pituitary gland, a small organ–about the size of a dime and located in the center of the brain–which makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Pituitary Tumors Information Page: NINDS)
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