Pituitary tumour

Introduction: Pituitary tumour

Description of Pituitary tumour

Pituitary tumour (medical condition): Most pituitary tumors are benign. However, because the pituitary is an important hormonal gland, this does not mean ...more

Pituitary tumour: See also:

Pituitary Cancer:
  »Introduction: Pituitary Cancer
  »Symptoms of Pituitary Cancer
  »Treatments for Pituitary Cancer

Pituitary tumour: Abnormal growth of the cells that comprise the pituitary gland without specification as to whether the cells are malignant or benign.
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Pituitary tumour: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pituitary tumour:

Pituitary tumour as a Disease

Pituitary tumour: Another name for Pituitary Cancer (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pituitary Cancer
  »Symptoms of Pituitary Cancer
  »Treatments for Pituitary Cancer

Pituitary tumour: Related Diseases

Pituitary tumour: Pituitary tumour is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Pituitary tumour

Some of the causes of Pituitary tumour are included in the list below:

Symptoms of Pituitary tumour (Pituitary Cancer)

Some of the symptoms of Pituitary tumour incude:

See full list of 15 symptoms of Pituitary tumour (Pituitary Cancer)

Treatments for Pituitary tumour (Pituitary Cancer)

Treatments for Pituitary tumour (Pituitary Cancer) include:

Surgical removal of the tumor - the most common treatment
Radiation therapy
Drug therapy
Hormone supplements - if the tumor has reduced production of any of the various hormones.

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Treatment of Pituitary tumour: For more treatment information about Pituitary tumour, see treatment of Pituitary Cancer (Pituitary tumour)

Pituitary tumour: Article Excerpts about Pituitary Cancer

Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths found in the pituitary gland, a small organ--about the size of a... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Pituitary Tumors Information Page: NINDS)