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If a pituitary adenoma needs treatment, it may include surgery to remove the tumor. Medication or radiation therapy also might be used to treat a pituitary adenoma. Treatment involves a team of medical experts.
Pituitary adenomas are benign tumors on your pituitary gland. They’re noncancerous, but they can interfere with normal pituitary function and cause certain health conditions. Healthcare providers treat pituitary adenomas with surgery, medication, radiation or a combination of these therapies.
Pituitary Adenoma Treatment. The most effective treatments for adenomas are coordinated by a multidisciplinary team that includes a neurosurgeon, otolaryngologist and/or an endocrinologist (hormone disorder specialist). Treatment may include a combination of observation, medication (including hormone therapy), radiation therapy and surgery ...
Objectives: Identify the etiology of pituitary adenoma. Review the prevalence of pituitary adenoma and the genetic disorders associated with pituitary adenomas. Outline the role of the healthcare team in the diagnosis and treatment of non-functional adenoma and functional adenomas like prolactinoma, acromegaly, and Cushing disease.
Treatment for pituitary tumors depends on the type of tumor and the type of excess hormones it may make. Many pituitary tumors can be removed by surgery. Pituitary tumors are also often treated with drug medications to stop excess hormone production.
There are three primary treatment goals for pituitary adenomas: reducing hormone hypersecretion and its clinical manifestations; decreasing tumor size to improve symptoms of mass effect; and...
Nearly all pituitary tumors are adenomas. These tumors are benign (not cancer), but they can still cause serious health issues. Treatment of a pituitary adenoma depends on if it makes excess hormones and, if it does, which hormone it makes.
Treatment for pituitary tumors often can bring hormones back to a healthy level and ease symptoms. Although rare, some pituitary tumors are hereditary. That means they run in families. In particular, the hereditary disorder multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (MEN 1) can cause pituitary tumors.
1. Introduction. The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, coming off the inferior hypothalamus, and weighs no more than half a gram. The pituitary gland is often referred to as the “master gland” and is the most important endocrine gland in the body because it regulates vital hormone secretion [1].
A modest elevation of prolactin may occur in CNFPAs due to compression of the pituitary stalk and interruption of intrinsic dopaminergic tone. Trans-sphenoidal surgery is the first-line therapy for patients with CNFPAs and mass effect.