May 28, 2004 — The size of a pituitary tumor does not predict headache symptoms, according to the results of a prospective study published in the May issue of the Archives of Neurology. Rather, ...

Macroprolactinoma is a type of pituitary tumor that leads to excess production of the hormone prolactin. This type of tumor is larger than a microprolactinoma but smaller than a giant prolactinoma.

Your pituitary is a small gland at the base of your brain. Pituitary disorders develop because of problems with your pituitary gland. A growth (tumor) in or near the pituitary often causes these ...

Tanya Angus, 6-feet 11-inches and 372 pounds, could die from pituitary tumor. Aug. 5, 2010 2010— -- The Nevada woman suffering from gigantism who was counting on brain surgery to save her life ...

I have a 23-year-old female patient with a history of menstrual irregularities, but without visual disturbances or headache. An NMR showed a pituitary adenoma. The neurosurgeon she was referred to is ...

Pituitary tumors, accounting for 10–15% of intracranial neoplasms, often cause significant morbidity due to hormonal dysregulation and compression of surrounding structures. While traditionally ...