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 ...

Pituitary adenomas are tiny lumps which grow within the pituitary gland. These can cause problems by producing ... acromegaly or acromegalic gigantism (if they start in childhood). Symptoms of ...

These tumors do not produce excess hormones but can cause symptoms by pressing on surrounding tissues, including the ...

Endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream ... A pituitary adenoma may be present for several years before the patient becomes aware of symptoms. Pituitary adenomas are generally not ...

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.

Management. The patient was treated with whole-gland pituitary extract, which improved his symptoms only temporarily. Cushing transplanted a pituitary gland obtained from a spontaneously aborted ...

Although a relatively rare phenomenon, lymphocytic hypophysitis can represent a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This condition was initially thought to be an autoimmune phenomenon ...