When a tumor develops in the pituitary gland, surgery is the most common form of treatment used to remove the abnormal mass. In some cases, radiation therapy is used in conjunction with other methods.

The disease is often caused by a tumor on the pituitary gland, and brain surgery is the first line of treatment. Wrestler Andre the Giant, who died of congestive heart failure at 46, also had the ...

The Pituitary Center at Baylor Medicine treats a wide variety of conditions affecting the pituitary gland, including: Although surgery is often the first line of treatment for pituitary adenomas, ...

First, patients who undergo surgery in the suprasellar region often ... and their nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary gland, which prevents AVP secretion. (2) This first phase is followed ...

Cushing transplanted a pituitary gland obtained from a spontaneously ... Although many deemed the surgery a failure, it demonstrated Cushing's notable preliminary understanding of the principles ...

OBJECT: In this paper the authors describe the indications for and the results and complications of repeated transsphenoidal surgery (RTSS) to treat recurrent or residual pituitary adenoma.

An acne breakout may be a sign of a rare type of cancer that disrupts hormone production in the body. Pituitary gland cancer ...

In 2022, Grant had surgery for a brain tumour and had a growth on his pituitary gland removed. On Thursday, he shared a “depressing” update about his sight after undergoing emergency tests.