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Endocrine & MetabolicModerate
Pituitary Adenoma
Endocrinology & Diabetology · Endocrine & Metabolic
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — a relatively frequent type of brain tumour overall, though the large majority are small and cause no significant symptoms
Prevalence
No
Contagious
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1The exact cause of most pituitary adenomas is unknown
- 2though they arise from abnormal
- 3uncontrolled growth of cells within the pituitary gland. A small proportion of cases are linked to inherited genetic syndromes that predispose to tumours in multiple endocrine glands. Unlike many other tumours
- 4lifestyle factors are not known to significantly contribute to the development of pituitary adenomas.
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