Opinion Published: September 2009 Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: the Oxford experience John A. H. Wass & Niki Karavitaki Nature Reviews Endocrinology 5, 519–522 (2009) Cite this article ...

Pituitary adenomas are typically benign tumors. It is estimated that as many as 10% of the population may have a pituitary adenoma. [1] ...

Contrary to the assumption that gonadotrope pituitary adenomas are non-functioning, these tumors can be functional and lead to the development of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. This ...

Pituitary adenomas account for about 15% of intracranial tumors. Clinical manifestations of disease reflect the oversecretion of the involved hormone, most commonly growth hormone, prolactin, corti ...

Pituitary adenomas are tiny lumps which grow within the pituitary gland. These can cause problems by producing extra hormones, for example growth hormone resulting in acromegaly, by preventing the ...

Pituitary Adenoma On this website you can find out more about our Publications, Our team, and how to Contact us. Genetic causes of pituitary adenomas While pituitary adenomas are not so rare, one ...

FIPA allows for a clinically based description of isolated pituitary adenomas that present in the familial setting in the absence of MEN-1 and CNC, and can encompass various causes, such as AIP ...

The risk for pituitary adenoma was greater for those who had an early adulthood BMI of 30 kg/m 2 or higher compared with those with a BMI of 25 kg/m 2 or less (aHR = 2.65; 95% CI, 1.56-4.49).

The optic chiasm is located above the pituitary gland and a pituitary tumor that grows superiorly can cause compression in this area. 12 Optic chiasm compression from a pituitary adenoma commonly ...

This procedure is Endoscopic Transnasal Transphenoidal Pituitary Adenomectomy, which is a safe, minimally invasive but effective, modern treatment option for Pituitary Adenoma, with few side effects ...