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  2. Rathke's cleft cyst - Wikipedia

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    A Rathke's cleft cyst is a benign growth on the pituitary gland in the brain, specifically a mucin-filled [1] cyst in the posterior portion of the anterior pituitary gland. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It occurs when the Rathke's pouch does not develop properly and ranges in size from 2 to 40 mm in diameter.

  3. Differential diagnoses of depression - Wikipedia

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    Tumors of the pituitary gland are fairly common in the general population with estimates ranging as high as 25%. [62] Most tumors are considered to be benign and are often an incidental finding discovered during autopsy or as of neuroimaging in which case they are dubbed "incidentalomas". Even in benign cases, pituitary tumors can affect ...

  4. Pituicytoma - Wikipedia

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    It grows at the base of the brain from the pituitary gland. This tumor is thought to be derived from the parenchymal cells of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, called pituicytes. Some researchers [1] believe that they arise from the folliculostellate cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary. As such, it is a low-grade glioma.

  5. Pituitary adenoma - Wikipedia

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    Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland. Most pituitary tumors are benign, approximately 35% are invasive and just 0.1% to 0.2% are carcinomas . [ 1 ] Pituitary adenomas represent from 10% to 25% of all intracranial neoplasms , with an estimated prevalence rate in the general population of approximately 17%.

  6. Not otherwise specified - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.

  7. Pituitary disease - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune hypophysitis (or lymphocytic hypophysitis), inflammation of the pituitary gland due to autoimmunity. Nelson's syndrome, may occur after surgical removal of both adrenal glands, an out-dated method of treating Cushing's disease. Pituitary tumour, a tumor of the pituitary gland. Pituitary adenoma, a noncancerous tumor of the pituitary ...

  8. Endocrine gland neoplasm - Wikipedia

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    An endocrine gland neoplasm is a neoplasm affecting one or more glands of the endocrine system. [citation needed] Examples include: Adrenal tumor; Pituitary adenoma; The most common form is thyroid cancer. [1] Conditions such as pancreatic cancer or ovarian cancer can be considered endocrine tumors, or classified under other systems.

  9. Craniopharyngioma - Wikipedia

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    A craniopharyngioma is a rare type of brain tumor derived from pituitary gland embryonic tissue [1] that occurs most commonly in children, but also affects adults. It may present at any age, even in the prenatal and neonatal periods, but peak incidence rates are childhood-onset at 5–14 years and adult-onset at 50–74 years. [2]