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| | Pituitary Tumors |
 | | Pituitary adenomas are benign tumors (meaning that they are non-cancerous and do not travel to other parts of the body) that arise exclusively within the anterior pituitary. | | | Pituitary tissue is acquired through biopsy at the time of surgical removal. | | | Surgical therapy for these tumors usually will not improve survival because the patient has cancer elsewhere in his or her body. |
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| | NICHD - Publications On-line |
| | Doctors can successfully treat most pituitary tumors with microsurgery performed under the magnification of a surgical microscope, radiation therapy, surgery, drugs, or a combination of these treatments. | | | Pituitary tumors that limit the secretion of TSH can also affect a child in many ways, including making it harder to concentrate, tiredness, constipation, dry skin, and a sensitivity to cold. | | | There is also a constant search for genetic patterns and an on-going effort to develop new gene-based therapies to prevent or treat pituitary tumors. |
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http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/pit.htm
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| | Pituitary Tumors: |
| | The clinical and endocrine outcome to trans-sphenoidal microsurgery of nonsecreting pituitary adenomas. | | | The hormone-secreting tumors may be treated with surgery or radiation therapy. | | | Bromocriptine has been used with considerable benefit in the treatment of prolactin-secreting tumors, along with surgery and radiation therapy. |
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| | UCLA NEUROSURGERY Pituitary Disorders & Diseases |
| | The transsphenoidal approach is generally preferred over a craniotomy approach because it is the most direct route to the pituitary gland, it avoids brain retraction and direct manipulation of the optic nerves and chiasm, operative time is typically shorter, and patients recovery more rapidly. | | | The patient was taken for endonasal transphenoidal surgery. | | | This surgical route takes advantage of the fact that the Pituitary gland sits in the pituitary fossa (sella turcica) in the middle of the skull base, below the brain and directly behind the sphenoid sinus. |
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http://www.pituitary.ucla.edu/Pituitary_Surgery.html
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| | Frazier (1912) used the intracranial transfrontal approach to the pituitary. | | | Although Cushing pioneered this particular chapter of neurological surgery, research and treatment of pituitary tumors are still developing. | | | In addition to recognizing any hypersecretory syndromes associated with pituitary adenoma, recognition of hypopituitarism prior to surgery is imperative. |
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http://www.thamburaj.com/pituitary.htm
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| | Pituitary Network Association - FAQ |
| | The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the ONLY publication of its kind available to patients, their families, primary care physicians, insurance companies, and employers. | | | Radiation for pituitary tumors these days almost always comes from a radiation source outside the body (external radiation therapy). | | | Radiation therapy may be used if medication/surgery fails to control the tumor. |
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http://www.pituitary.org/faq
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| | UCLA NEUROSURGERY Pituitary Tumor and Neuroendocrine Program Patient Services & Diagnoses Treated |
| | Stereotactic Radiosurgery and stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy using the LINAC or Novalis "beam-shaped surgery" for surgically inaccessible, invasive or recurrent tumors. | | | Pituitary Failure (Hypopituitarism): secondary to head trauma, pituitary tumors, intracranial surgery or radiation therapy | | | Treating several hundred patients annually with pituitary tumors and related neuroendocrine disorders, our program has extensive experience in the medical and surgical management of these problems. |
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http://www.pituitary.ucla.edu/Pituitary_Patient.html
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| | Pituitary tumors |
| | The two main surgical techniques for treating pituitary tumors are: | | | However, doctors can't use this therapy if the tumor is very close to the optic nerve or other sensitive structures. | | | In watchful waiting (also known as observation, expectant therapy or deferred therapy), you may need regular follow-up tests to monitor for evidence of progression of your pituitary tumor. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00533.html
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| | Johns Hopkins Medicine Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| | Although complete surgical resection is desired, the radiosensitivity of these tumors invites subtotal debulking followed by radiation therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence or progression. | | | This can usually be achieved by surgical excision, but some prolactinomas are better controlled medically. | | | CT, however, may show the bony anatomy in better detail. |
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http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/radiosurgery/disorders/pituitary.cfm
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| | Pituitary Network Association |
| | The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the ONLY publication of its kind, and a vital resource for patients, their families, primary care physicians, insurance companies, and employers. | | | As a pituitary patient, you will need a life journey traveling companion, and our bookstore was put together with you in mind. | | | Get the Resource Guide - your one-stop source for today's leading Pituitary Specialists, Treatment Centers, drugs, Support Groups, studies and more. |
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| | The Pituitary Foundation Patient leaflet The Pituitary Gland and its Hormones |
| | Many pituitary conditions require treatment with drugs, either on their own or in addition to surgery and/or radiotherapy. | | | Because a pituitary tumour can sometimes press on the optic nerve, which passes over it, you may have problems with your vision. | | | Treatment can be by one or more of surgery, radiotherapy and drugs. |
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| | Acromegaly |
| | Currently, treatment options include surgical removal of the tumor, drug therapy, and radiation therapy of the pituitary. | | | After surgery, a patient must be monitored for a long time for increasing GH levels. | | | Medical therapy is sometimes used to shrink large tumors before surgery. |
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| | Cushing's Glossary / Cushing's Help and Support |
| | Adrenalectomy: Surgical removal of the adrenal glands is a final measure for halting excess cortisol production This is used only when all other measures fail in individuals with pituitary tumors. | | | Gamma Knife: This is a more focused radiation treatment than conventional radiation, which reduces the risk of hypopituitarism. | | | Lipitor: A statin drug, which aids in the lowering of cholesterol. |
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| | Prolactinoma - What is a prolactinoma? - Neuroendocrine Clinical Center & Pituitary Tumor Center at MGH/Harvard |
| | Because the results of surgery are so dependent on the skill and knowledge of the neurosurgeon, a patient should ask the surgeon about the number of operations he or she has performed to remove pituitary tumors, and for success and complication rates in comparison to major medical centers. | | | If medical therapy is only partially successful, this therapy should continue, possibly combined with surgery or radiation. | | | MRI scans may be repeated periodically to assess tumor progression and the effects of therapy. |
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http://pituitary.mgh.harvard.edu/prolacti.htm
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| | CPMC Neurosurgery - Pituitary Tumors |
| | This page is meant to provide a brief overview of pituitary tumors, how they may affect individuals and families, and what can be done about them. | | | Signs of acromegaly include increasing hand and foot size, enlarging jaw and tongue, a newly prominent brow, headaches, joint pain and excessive perspiration. | | | Radiation therapy should not be used routinely for pituitary tumors. |
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http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nsg/NSGCPMC/specialties/pituitary.html
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| | Pituitary Gland: Overview |
| | You may be referred to other doctors if you need surgery or radiation treatments. | | | It can also result from therapy of a tumor with surgery and/or radiation treatment. | | | Injuries, certain medications, and other conditions can also affect the pituitary gland. |
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| | OHSU Pituitary Unit - Pituitary Tumor and Disease Treatment Center |
| | OHSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. | | | Review case studies and utilize other educational tools. | | | Services include neurosurgical treatment of pituitary tumors utilizing intraoperative MRI, interventional neuroradiology and radiation-oncology. |
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| | Pituitary tumor |
| | Your health care provider will perform a physical examination and will note any double vision and visual field deficits, such as loss of peripheral vision or the ability to see in certain areas. | | | Pituitary tumors are usually not cancerous and therefore won't spread to other areas of the body. | | | Call your health care provider if you develop any symptoms of a pituitary tumor. |
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| | North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society-Committees |
| | Your doctor thinks you may have a pituitary tumor. | | | Patients with pituitary tumors often have no symptoms at all. | | | Blood studies to check pituitary function are essential. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 2, Ch. 7, Pituitary Disorders |
| | No specific therapy is needed for an empty sella alone. | | | Symptoms of hypo- or hyperpituitary secretion are the most common complaints of patients presenting with pituitary or hypothalamic neoplasms, but the symptoms may have other causes. | | | Pituitary functions in patients with empty sella syndrome are frequently normal, but hypopituitarism may be present. |
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| | Functional Anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland |
| | A key to understanding the endocrine relationship between hypothalamus and anterior pituitary is to appreciate the vascular connections between these organs. | | | The pituitary gland, also known as the hypophysis, is a roundish organ that lies immediately beneath the hypothalamus, resting in a depression of the base of the skull called the sella turcica ("Turkish saddle"). | | | The anterior and posterior pituitary have separate embryological origins. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Pituitary Disorders |
| | Pituitary Tumors in Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) | | | The primary NIH organization for research on Pituitary Disorders is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | | | Pituitary Tumors (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary |
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| | National Cancer Institute - Pituitary Tumor Treatment |
| | This can cause other problems in the body. | | | Other pituitary tumors can cause a condition called acromegaly. | | | This means that they grow very slowly and do not spread to other parts of the body. |
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| | ADH controls water balance in the body and blood pressure. | | | The pituitary gland (often called the master gland) is located in a small bony cavity at the base of the brain. | | | cause the release of TSH-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus, which in turn causes the release of TSH from the anterior pituitary. |
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| | Pituitary Adenoma Index from Wake Forest Neurosurgery |
| | Cushing's Disease after Successful Transsphenoidal Surgery - What to Expect and How to Manage | | | General Information about pituitary diseases, symptoms, and adenomas: | | | Male infertility, impotence, and loss of sexual desire and pituitary adenomas |
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Pituitary dwarfism |
| | Pituitary dwarfism is a condition of growth retardation in which patients are very short, but have normal body proportions. | | | Endocrinologists (doctors who specialize in the functioning of hormones) have the most experience in diagnosing and treating this disorder. | | | Pituitary dwarfism is caused by a dysfunction of the pituitary gland. |
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| | Pituitary gland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Pituitary Gland, from the UMM Endocrinology Health Guide | | | The posterior pituitary is, in effect, a projection of the hypothalamus. | | | To regain contact with the inner worlds, it is necessary, according to the refered knowledge, to establish the connection of the pineal gland and the pituitary body with the cerebrospinal nervous system, reawakening both through this process. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Introduction in Ch. 162, Pituitary Gland Disorders |
| | The pituitary is a pea-sized gland that is housed within a bony structure (sella turcica) at the base of the brain. | | | The pituitary, a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain, produces a number of hormones, each of which affects a specific part of the body (a target organ). | | | The anterior lobe also produces hormones that cause the skin to darken (melanocyte-stimulating hormone) and that inhibit pain sensations and help control the immune system (endorphins). |
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| | pituitary gland -> Anatomy and Function on Encyclopedia.com 2002 |
| | The effects of trauma on the volume of the pituitary gland. | | | Physiologically, the pituitary is divided into two distinct lobes that arise from different embryological sources. | | | The posterior lobe is controlled by nerve fibers that originate in hypothalamic neurons and the anterior lobe by substances that are transported from the hypothalamus by tiny blood vessels. |
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| | The Pituitary Gland - Endocrinology Health Guide |
| | The gland is attached to the hypothalumus (a part of the brain that affects the pituitary gland) by nerve fibers. | | | The pituitary gland is no larger than a pea, and is located at the base of the brain. | | | The pituitary gland is sometimes called the "master" gland of the endocrine system, because it controls the functions of the other endocrine glands. |
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| | Re: Pituitary Tumor |
| | One man had it forst on the pituitary. | | | One : man had it forst on the pituitary. | | | Continue on till and after you have some sign of it clearing. |
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| | AllRefer.com - pituitary gland (Anatomy And Physiology) - Encyclopedia |
| | It is sometimes called the master gland of the body because all the other endocrine glands depend on its secretions for stimulation (see endocrine system). | | | You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Anatomy And Physiology > pituitary gland | | | AllRefer.com - pituitary gland (Anatomy And Physiology) - Encyclopedia |
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| | Hypopituitarism - MayoClinic.com |
| | A short supply of one or more of these pituitary hormones can affect any number of your body's routine functions, such as growth, blood pressure and reproduction. | | | The pituitary is a small bean-shaped gland located at the base of your brain, somewhat behind your nose and between your ears. | | | Hypopituitarism is a disorder in which your pituitary gland fails to produce one or more of its hormones, or doesn't produce enough of them. |
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| | Dr. Koop - Pituitary Gland- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | The pituitary gland is a small organ located just beneath the base of the brain, between the two frontal lobes and directly above a cavity called the sphenoid sinus. | | | The pituitary gland's function is to receive messages from the brain about the need for a particular hormone, and to secrete either the hormone or the substances that cause the manufacture and release of the hormone. | | | Koop - Pituitary Gland- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
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| | Pituitary disorders including pituitary tumors, acromegaly, and diabetes insipidus |
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| | Pituitary Adenoma Index of Wake Forest University |
| | For the Noframes version of the Pituitary Adenoma Index with extensive links on pituitary adenomas see http://www.wfubmc.edu/surg-sci/ns/pituitary0.html |
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| | Pituitary tumour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Although theoretically a tumour could secrete any of these hormones, the common tumours secrete growth hormone (see acromegaly), prolactin (see prolactinoma and hyperprolactinaemia), mixed secretions or no secretion at all. | | | The anterior pituitary secretes a number of hormones including: |
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