Most pituitary tumors are adenomas that develop in the adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland), which is composed of six epithelial cell types that secrete peptide hormones.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Approximately 5% of pituitary adenomas occur in a familial setting. Familial isolated pituitary adenomas (FIPA) is a new ...

Pituitary tumors, affecting nearly 17 percent of the population, carry substantial implications (1). While functional pituitary tumors can be effectively monitored for recurrence using hormonal ...

This may be caused by diseases or disorders that directly or indirectly affect the function of the HPA axis. The most common cause of hyperprolactinemia is a type of pituitary adenoma (tumor) known as ...

Despite the diverse nature of obesity, there is compelling genetic, clinical, and experimental evidence that endorses the ...

In today's world, where everything is fast-paced, nobody has time for others and the constant digital distraction tends to ...

Brain tumors can be of several sorts, such as pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, and gliomas. Gliomas are the most prevalent kind of malignant brain tumor, arising from glial cells. The meninges, the ...

The patient underwent transsphenoidal endoscopic excision of the right-sided pituitary microadenoma. Histology confirmed corticotroph adenoma. Postoperative morning ACTH of 9 ng/L (1.98 pmol/L) and ...

This tumor is called a pituitary adenoma and is almost always benign. The pituitary gland is in the skull, just below the brain. Because of the tumor, your body makes too much growth hormone.

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 ...