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.

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 ...

T1-2 and N0 stages, in addition to longer overall survival, may be more likely among individuals with tubular adenoma who go on to develop CRC. Adenocarcinomas arising from a tubular adenoma (TA) are ...