is a new clinical condition characterized by the occurrence of pituitary adenomas of any tumor type among related family members in the absence of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or Carney ...

Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths within the pituitary gland. The vast majority of these tumors are benign adenomas, ...

The majority of pituitary gland conditions are attributed to growths or tumors in the pituitary gland. Hypopituitarism is a condition where the pituitary gland does not produce enough of one or ...

If you would like to read further on this topic, please click Irish_Giants.pdf [PDF 1,527KB]. Erdheim was the first to describe familial pituitary tumors to occur in the setting of MEN in 1903 ...

Background A 45-year-old man presented with frontal headache and visual disturbances to our clinic. For the previous 5 years, he had been receiving treatment for long-lasting mild hyperthyroidism ...

we offer comprehensive and expert care for all pituitary-related disorders, including all tumors of the pituitary and sellar region. Pituitary disorders are often complex, and successful diagnosis and ...

An acne breakout may be a sign of a rare type of cancer that disrupts hormone production in the body. Pituitary gland cancer ...

[1,2,4] For this reason, hormonal stimulation or impaired feedback inhibition has been thought to underlie the pathogenesis of pituitary tumors. The data suggest, however, that although hormones ...

In general, all the tumors associated with a mutation in gene DICER1 are rare, with the exception of thyroid gland tumor. For example, about 25-30 cases of pleuropulmonary blastomas are reported every ...

Craniopharyngioma is a rare, noncancerous brain tumor near the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Because it affects important brain areas, it can cause hormone problems, vision issues, and ...