The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has issued its first comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on the care of adults with functioning pituitary adenomas (FPA), a prevalent and complex ...

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).

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 ...

“T” is for tumour and although that often sounds scary, patients diagnosed with pituitary adenoma should know another “T” word, i.e. treatable. Yes, this particular tumour is indeed treatable.

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 ...

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