For many of us, the idea of receiving a pituitary tumor diagnosis can spark worry and fear. However, this diagnosis is not as scary as it sounds—and it is highly manageable with minimally invasive ...

May 28, 2004 — The size of a pituitary tumor does not predict headache symptoms, according to the results of a prospective study published in the May issue of the Archives of Neurology. Rather, ...

A woman develops sudden postpartum headache that steadily worsens and is ultimately diagnosed with pituitary apoplexy linked ...

Proper baseline workup should be initiated before referring patients with incidental pituitary adenomas to a specialist. The initial workup includes imaging, blood work to determine if the pituitary ...

Before surgery, you will meet with a rhinologist (a doctor specializing in nasal and sinus surgery). The rhinologist will take a special computed tomography (CT) scan of the tumor. This scan creates a ...

Macroprolactinoma is a type of pituitary tumor that leads to excess production of the hormone prolactin. This type of tumor is larger than a microprolactinoma but smaller than a giant prolactinoma.

The pituitary gland is a structure located at the base of the brain, which dictates and manages the functions of the majority of other endocrine glands throughout the body. The pituitary gland has ...

Ariane da Silva’s bad weight miss for her UFC 316 clash with Wang Cong was caused by poor advice from her new nutritionist and medication taken to treat a recently-found benign tumor on her pituitary ...