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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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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment depends on the tumour's size
- 2hormonal activity
- 3and symptoms
- 4with small
- 5non-functioning adenomas often simply monitored with periodic imaging. Medications can effectively shrink or control hormone production in certain functioning adenomas
- 6particularly those producing prolactin. Surgical removal
- 7typically performed through the nose using minimally invasive techniques
- 8is used for larger tumours
- 9those causing visual problems
- 10or those producing excess hormone not controlled by medication
- 11with radiation therapy reserved for tumours that persist or recur after surgery.
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