Located just beneath the brain, the pituitary gland is sometimes called “the master gland” because it regulates most of the hormones in the body. Approximately 20 percent of people have some sort of ...

Treatment for giant and irregular pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (GIPitNETs) using Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) might be challenging. CECS is an alternate procedure developed for the treatment ...

There are three basic things you should know about your pituitary gland: it’s buried away at the base of your brain; it’s very important; and, alas, it has a habit of growing tumors. “The pituitary ...

A recent study found that tumors of the pituitary gland are more common than many health care professionals realize, with national prevalence rates averaging 16.7 percent. To neurosurgeon Dr. Gail ...

Pituitary tumors are a problem that can go undiagnosed for your entire life. In most cases they are benign, but in some rare cases, they can be malignant. Michelle met with Dr. Jay Jagannathan from to ...

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.

The study covered in this summary was published on Research Square as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. The researchers suggest using as a cutoff a copeptin level of >3.4 pmol/L at ...

World Wrestling Entertainment star The Great Khali has undergone surgery to remove a pituitary gland tumor that's the cause of his formidable size.Doctors at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh removed ...

Two-team surgical approach removes more complex pituitary tumors, reduces bleeding risk, and lowers recurrence compared to traditional endonasal surgery Two-team surgical approach removes more complex ...

ENTERPRISE — One of Enterprise High School’s football coaches, Bruce Eien, is in Boise, Idaho, undergoing treatment for a tumor on his pituitary gland that could cause vision loss and other maladies.

He won gold in the 1984 Winter Olympics and since then his winning attitude hasn’t faltered, even as he faced the diagnosis of a tumor at the base of his brain. Now, figure skater Scott Hamilton is ...