The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary adenoma (90% of all pituitary masses); however, the differential diagnosis remains extensive. The challenge is to distinguish those that ...

A pituitary gland tumor is more likely to cause symptoms related to hormone imbalances, and a brain tumor is more likely to cause symptoms associated with the compression of other brain structures ...

The pituitary is directly under the optic nerve which transmits information from our eyes to our brains (Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3). A pituitary adenoma can cause the gland to grow abnormally ...

It was only at the beginning of the 20th century with post-mortem examinations of patients with acromegaly that it became clear that the cause of acromegaly was associated with pituitary adenomas and ...

but it seems that hormone excess alone does not cause pituitary tumors Abnormal hormone receptor signaling contributes to dysfunctional responses to feedback inhibition; however, apart from one ...

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.

IN the differentiation of adrenal hyperplasia from adrenal neoplasm as the cause of ... Cushing's syndrome due to adrenal adenoma. In this patient the initially small pituitary fossa increased ...

Cushing’s syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is a condition caused by overproduction of cortisol — a hormone that regulates stress, metabolism, and immune response. While cortisol ...