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Pituitary Adenoma

Known as: Adenoma of Pituitary, Adenoma of the Pituitary Gland, Pituitary Gland Adenoma 
A non-metastasizing tumor that arises from the adenohypophysial cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. The tumor can be hormonally… 
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Adenohypophysial CellBase of skull structureBenign neoplasm of pituitary glandBone structure of cranium

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Adenoma, AcidophilAdenoma, Chromophobepituitary adenoma, functioning

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Pituitary DiseasesPituitary Neoplasms

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Review
1998
Review
1998
Imaging of giant pituitary adenomas
Abstract We present five proven giant pituitary adenomas studied by CT and MRI, and review the clinical and imaging findings. Our… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Plasma growth hormone responses to somatostatin (SRIH) and SRIH receptors in pituitary adenomas in acromegalic patients.
The plasma GH response to somatostatin (SRIH) infusion and SRIH receptors in pituitary adenoma cell membranes were investigated… 
1983
1983
Follicle-stimulating hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: correlation of reduction of adenoma size with reduction of hormonal hypersecretion after transsphenoidal surgery.
Ten men who had FSH-secreting pituitary adenomas were evaluated before and 4-6 weeks after transsphenoidal surgery to determine… 
1982
1982
A case of pituitary adenoma with possible simultaneous secretion of thyrotropin and follicle-stimulating hormone.
A TSH- and FSH-screening pituitary adenoma was demonstrated in a 23-yr-old man who presented with bitemporal hemianopsia, but… 
1982
1982
Computed tomographic demonstration of the effects of bromocriptine on pituitary microadenoma size.
A group of 17 strictly intrasellar prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas between 2 and 9 mm in size was examined by computed… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
The radiologic diagnosis of pituitary adenoma: an overview.
The author reviews the literature on the radiologic diagnosis of pituitary adenoma, including the studies by Bruneton et al… 
1976
1976
Intracranial ectopic pituitary adenoma. Case report.
The authors report a unique case of ectopic intracranial pituitary adenoma, associated clinically with generalized seizures and… 
Review
1962
Review
1962
The Radiation Treatment of Pituitary Adenomas
From 1940 to 1959, 130 patients with pituitery adenomas were treated with external radiation. In 99 patients the diagnosis was… 
1956
1956
Abscess formation in the pituitary fossa associated with a pituitary adenoma.
A pituitary adenoma with abscess formation is an extremely rare finding, only two eases having been found reeorded in the… 
Review
1949
Review
1949
Bilateral total ophthalmoplegia with adenoma of the pituitary gland; report of two cases; an anatomic study.
THE DIAGNOSIS of adenoma of the pituitary gland usually is made on the basis of one or more of three signs: changes in vision and…