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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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| | 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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| | Cushing's Glossary / Cushing's Help and Support |
| | surgery is not successful, surgical removal of the adrenal glands (bilateral adrenalectomy) may take the place of drug therapy. | | | 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. | | | As with most chronic diseases, adrenal insufficiency demands that the patients take responsibility and develop self-management skills and techniques. |
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http://www.cushings-help.com/definitions.htm
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| | The Pituitary Gland - Advanced Version |
| | This condition occurs when pituitary tissue is destroyed without undergoing pituitary surgery or radiotherapy, but there is no evidence of a pituitary tumour. | | | Acromegaly can be treated with a considerable degree of success with surgery, with X-ray therapy, and with drugs such as bromocriptine or a synthetic, long-acting somatostatin. | | | The following reflexes are used to test the pituitary: It is important to note that it takes a skilled practitioner to find the root cause of the person's problem when dealing with endocrine problems. |
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http://www.becomehealthynow.com/ebookprint.php?id=733
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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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http://www.pituitary.org.uk/resources/pit-gland.htm
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| | Pituitary gland and HGH |
| | The hypothalamus collects information from the body concerning hormone and electrolyte levels, pain, emotions, etc., and signals the pituitary accordingly with the optimum health of the body in mind. | | | MSH controls darkening of the skin and possibly plays a role in retention of visual stimulation and memory. | | | According to An Endocrine Interpretation of Chapman’s Reflexes: the pituitary "also exerts a definite |
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http://www.mens-health-naturally.com/pituitary_gland.htm
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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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http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_1.html
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| | Prolactinoma |
| | 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. | | | Enlargement of the gland can cause local symptoms such as headaches or visual disturbances. |
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http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/prolact/prolact.htm
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| | Endocrine System |
| | But even though the nervous system and endocrine system are separate systems, they often work together to help the body function properly. | | | To accomplish this, the hypothalamus provides information sensed by the brain (such as environmental temperature, light exposure patterns, and feelings) to the pituitary. | | | Doctors may treat hyperthyroidism with medications, surgery, or radiation treatments. |
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http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/endocrine.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Empty sella syndrome |
| | Secondary empty sella syndrome occurs when the sella is empty because the pituitary gland has shrunk following an injury, surgery, or radiation therapy. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Pituitary function is usually normal, and patients do not have any symptoms. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000349.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: 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. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Pituitary tumors are usually not cancerous and therefore won't spread to other areas of the body. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000704.htm
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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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http://www.ohsuhealth.com/pituitary/patients/hormone.asp
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| | ACS :: What Are Pituitary Tumors? |
| | This condition is called acromegaly (acro- refers to hands and feet and -megaly means large). | | | Only about 100 have been described in medical journals. | | | Second, they cause symptoms because they can damage normal pituitary tissue or nearby nerves, especially the optic nerve responsible for vision. |
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1x_What_Are_Pituitary_Tumors_61.asp?rnav=cri
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| | What is the Pituitary Gland? |
| | The consequences of overdriving the internal organs of the body can be life threatening. | | | The gland is a critical part of our ability to respond to the environment most often without our knowledge. | | | The pituitary gland receives input from the hypothalamus which is the master control system within the deep recesses of the brain. |
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http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/cranialbase/pituitary/gland.html
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| | Hormones of the Pituitary |
| | So for many years, the only source of GH for therapy was that extracted from the glands of human cadavers. | | | The pituitary gland is pea-sized structure located at the base of the brain. | | | GH from domestic mammals like cows and pigs does not work in humans. |
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http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Pituitary.html
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| | Example: Pituitary Gland |
| | It represents the physical and physiological "meeting place" of the body's two great systems for responding to the environment: the endocrine system and the nervous system. | | | This is the pituitary from a cat, sectioned approximately in its midline. | | | The pituitary was once thought of as the "Master Gland" that controlled all the others; but in fact its role is much more complex. |
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http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/Labs/Lab24/EXAMPLES/EXPITPRT.HTM
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| | Dr. Koop - Pituitary Gland- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. | | | 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. |
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http://www.drkoop.com/encyclopedia/43/736.html
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| | ADH controls water balance in the body and blood pressure. | | | Women's Health: Hormone Replacement Choices for Women in Midlife This site presents many issues relating to hormone replacement therapy, who should consider it, and more importantly, who should not. | | | The pituitary gland (often called the master gland) is located in a small bony cavity at the base of the brain. |
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http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookENDOCR.html
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| | Pituitary Gland |
| | Accumulation of neurosecretory material within dilated portions of the axons (Herring bodies) requires special stains for visualization. | | | The intermediate lobe (pars intermedia) is not well defined in the human, and is much larger in animals (i.e., the cat pituitary, Slides 157 and 229). | | | The hypophysis lies under the third ventricle of the brain in the sella turcica, a pocket in the floor of the skull. |
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http://www3.umdnj.edu/histsweb/lab22/lab22pituitary.html
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| | MSN Encarta - Pituitary Gland |
| | In the embryo, the anterior lobe of the pituitary is of ectodermal origin and is formed from the same tissue as the roof of the mouth, whereas the posterior lobe is formed from the embryonic nervous tissue, which forms the part of the brain called the diencephalon. | | | This is why abnormal pituitary growths, such as tumours, can affect vision. | | | Growth hormone is responsible, among other things, for stimulating the production of somatomedins (molecules involved in the regulation of growth) in the liver, which increase cell division in the body and stimulate cartilage formation. |
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http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554553/Pituitary_Gland.html
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| | Pituitary Tumors Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| | Treatments for pituitary tumors include surgical removal of the tumor; radiation therapy, using high-doses of x-rays to kill tumor cells; and/or drug therapy, using certain medications to block the pituitary gland from producing too many hormones. | | | Symptoms of pituitary tumors may include headaches, vision problems, nausea and vomiting, or any of the problems caused by the production of too many hormones such as infertility or loss of menstrual periods in women, abnormal growth, high blood pressure, heat or cold intolerance, and other skin and body changes. | | | Although prognosis depends on the type of pituitary tumor and the patient's age and general state of health, pituitary tumors are usually curable. |
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http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pituitary_tumors/pituitary_tumors.htm
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| | What are pituitary tumors? - Endocrinology Health Guide |
| | Pituitary tumors can cause symptoms which are associated with excess production of pituitary hormones and symptoms associated with reduced production of pituitary hormones. | | | Only a very small number of people (about 14 in 100,000) experience health effects attributable to pituitary tumors. | | | Specific treatment for pituitary tumors will be determined by your physician based on: |
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http://www.umm.edu/endocrin/pittumor.htm
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| | pituitary gland - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about pituitary gland |
| | Major endocrine gland of vertebrates, situated in the centre of the brain. | | | The hormones secreted from the pituitary and the effects they have on the body. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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| | Pituitary Gland |
| | The "hypothalamus" is a tiny cluster of brain cells just above the pituitary gland, which transmits messages from the body to the brain. | | | These are then circulated in the blood to a variety of the body's tissues, including other endocrines, such as the adrenal gland. | | | This "master gland" is really a way station between the body and the brain and sorts out messages going to and from the brain. |
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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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| | Medcyclopaedia - Pituitary gland |
| | In rare instances, slipped capital femoral epiphysis may occur before or during growth hormone therapy in patients with pituitary dysfunction. | | | In patients with hypopituitarism, treatment with human growth hormone results in an increase in skeletal maturation paralleling the increase in chronological age and an increase in cortical thickness. | | | Musculoskeletal effects occur with either hyperfunction or hypofunction of the pituitary. |
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| | XI. Splanchnology. 4d. The Hypophysis Cerebri. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. |
| | This substance seems to have a stimulating effect on most of the smooth muscles, acting directly upon the muscle causing contraction. | | | Extracts of this lobe also influence the general metabolism of the carbohydrates by accelerating the process of glycogenolysis in the liver. | | | In certain of the lower vertebrates, e.g., fishes, nervous structures are present, and the lobe is of large size. |
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| | Glossary |
| | The pituitary gland is responsible for the production of most of the sex hormones. | | | A small gland the size of a marble which sits at the base of the brain. |
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| | Pituitary gland |
| | The pituitary gland produces substances (hormones) that enter the bloodstream and help control many processes of the body. | | | Hormones produced in the pituitary gland help manage these body functions: | | | The pituitary gland is a small gland located beneath the brain. |
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| | MSN Encarta - Pituitary Gland |
| | The hormones secreted by the pituitary stimulate and control the functioning of almost... | | | Become a subscriber today and gain access to: | | | Pituitary Gland, master endocrine gland in vertebrate animals. |
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| | Howstuffworks "Pituitary Gland" |
| | This animation shows how the pituitary gland works to maintain order in your body. | | | The Pituitary gland is also referred to as the "master gland". | | | Will the baby be a girl or a boy? |
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