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

Headache is common among patients diagnosed with pituitary adenoma (PA). There are still controversies regarding the headache presentation, pathophysiology and outcome after treatment in these ...

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 ...

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 ...

but it seems that hormone excess alone does not cause pituitary tumors Abnormal hormone receptor signaling contributes to dysfunctional responses to feedback inhibition; however, apart from one ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...