These tumors may present with signs of an intracranial mass, such as headache and visual-field defects. The prolactinoma is the most common type of pituitary tumor. [3] ...

Demographic differences in incidence for pituitary adenoma. Pituitary. 2011;14 (1):23-30. doi:10.1007/s11102-010-0253-4 6. Molitch ME. Diagnosis and treatment of pituitary adenomas: a review.

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has issued its first comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on the care of adults with functioning pituitary adenomas (FPA), a prevalent and complex ...

Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths on or near your pituitary gland that can press on nearby structures. Disorders of pituitary hormone over-production means a pituitary tumor is causing high levels ...

As with gigantism, acromegaly usually results from a pituitary adenoma. More rarely, the cause may be a tumor in another part of the body that makes either GH or growth hormone-releasing hormone ...

Stephan Petersenn, MD, professor at the ENDOC Center for Endocrine Tumors in Hamburg, Germany, and lead author on The Pituitary Society’s consensus statement, said these tumors tend to occur at ...