(1) The first phase of diabetes insipidus is initiated by a partial or complete pituitary stalk section, which severs the connections between the cell bodies of AVP-secreting neurons in the ...

The majority of these tumors were chromophobe adenomas. The relative rarity of pituitary enlargement in untreated patients with Cushing's syndrome is to be contrasted with the ACTH-secreting ...

She reminds them that we all have a variety of hormones and hormone-producing glands with important jobs—including the pituitary gland, which oversees everything from growth to metabolism ...

At the Baylor Medicine Pituitary Center in Houston, Texas, we offer comprehensive and expert care for all pituitary-related disorders, including all tumors of the pituitary and sellar region.

The study of this system is called endocrinology. The pituitary gland is sometimes referred to as the master gland and abnormalities in this gland can have a serious affect on the health of patients.

Acromegaly is a condition that most often happens when your pea-sized pituitary gland at the base of your brain (orange) makes too much growth hormone after your body has otherwise already stopped ...