Causes of Pituitary Cancer

Causes of Pituitary Cancer (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Pituitary Cancer that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Pituitary tumour (growth hormone secreting)
• Prolactin secreting pituitary tumour
• Cushing's disease

Pituitary Cancer: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Pituitary Cancer, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Pituitary Cancer:

• Pituitary adenoma
• Galactorrhea
• Visual field loss
• Irradiation

Pituitary Cancer: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Pituitary Cancer: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Pituitary Cancer:

• Prolactinoma - 40% of pituitary tumors
• Pituitary adenoma (type of Adenoma)
• Corticotropinomas - secretes corticotropin
• Luteinizing hormone (LH) secreting tumors
• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) secreting tumors
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Pituitary Cancer: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Cancer
• Endocrine system cancer
• Pituitary conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Endocrine system tumors
• more types...»

Pituitary Cancer as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Pituitary Cancer as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Pituitary Cancer. Our database lists the following as having Pituitary Cancer as a complication of that condition:

• Hereditary hypothyroidism
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
• Primary hypothyroidism

Pituitary Cancer as a symptom:

Conditions listing Pituitary Cancer as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Pituitary Cancer. Our database lists the following as having Pituitary Cancer as a symptom of that condition:

• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
• Werner syndrome

Related information on causes of Pituitary Cancer:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Pituitary Cancer may be found in:

• Hidden causes of Pituitary Cancer

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