Titlebook: Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Tumors; Kamal Thapar,Kalman Kovacs,Ricardo V. Lloyd Book 2001 Springer Science+Business Media New Yo

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Radiation Therapy of Pituitary Tumors, 25% of patients .. Although these lesions are histologically benign, they can result in morbidity and mortality owing to local extension and/or hormonal effects. Mass effects caused by pituitary adenomas can produce headaches, visual field deficits, and decreased visual acuity. Secretory adenomas c

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Prolactinomas,Our understanding of their pathogenesis, presentations, and therapy is continually evolving. Prolactinomas pose significant challenges to the diagnostic and therapeutic acumen of the physician. The diagnostic process is taxing, because the clinical presentations, and the laboratory and radiologic fe

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Somatotroph Adenomas,ly in life, but the diagnosis is often made belatedly in the fourth, fifth, or even sixth decade. In our series of 114 patients, the diagnosis was made before the age of 20 yr in 2–3%—in patients with pituitary gigantism—and after the age of 70 yr in 3–4% of the patients. The sex ratio (female-to-ma

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Thyrotroph Adenomas,ystem. The major stimulatory influence is hypothalamic thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH), which induces thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion by pituitary thyrotrophs. TSH, in turn, is transported by the bloodstream to the thyroid gland, where it promotes synthesis and release of the thyroi

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