diseases or malformations of the pituitary gland can have serious implications. These include often asymptomatic pituitary tumors (adenomas), Cushing's syndrome (caused by excess steroid use), and ...

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 pituitary gland is the most important gland in the body. It produces hormones which control all of the other glands in the body. Pituitary adenomas are tiny lumps which grow within the pituitary ...

Elevated serum prolactin levels can be a symptom of either prolactin-secreting tumors (macroprolactinomas) or nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas that disrupt the dopaminergic inhibition of ...

The gland sits at the base of the brain and is roughly the size and shape of a bean (Figure 1). The pituitary is directly under the optic nerve which transmits information from our eyes to our brains ...