A pituitary adenoma can cause the gland to grow abnormally and press onto the optic nerve and onto important areas of the brain which surround the gland (Figure 4). This is why patients with pituitary ...

The majority of pituitary gland conditions are attributed to growths or tumors in the pituitary gland. Hypopituitarism is a condition where the pituitary gland does not produce enough of one or ...

The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary adenoma (90% of all pituitary masses); however, the differential diagnosis remains extensive. The challenge is to distinguish those that ...

It produces hormones which control all of the other glands in the body. Pituitary adenomas are tiny lumps which grow within the pituitary gland. These can cause problems by producing extra hormones, ...

A case of a 26-year-old man reveals how prolactinomas disrupt hormones, causing libido loss and erectile dysfunction.

However, when a tumor develops in the pituitary gland, it can disrupt this delicate hormonal balance, leading to various ...

we offer comprehensive and expert care for all pituitary-related disorders, including all tumors of the pituitary and sellar region. Pituitary disorders are often complex, and successful diagnosis and ...

Elevated serum prolactin levels can be a symptom of either prolactin-secreting tumors (macroprolactinomas) or nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas that disrupt the dopaminergic inhibition of ...