"Pituitary Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D010911
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.322.609 C04.588.614.250.195.885.500.600 C10.228.140.211.885.500.600 C10.228.140.617.477.600 C10.228.140.617.738.675 C10.551.240.250.700.500.500 C19.344.609 C19.700.734
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Neoplasms- Pituitary Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Pituitary
- Neoplasms, Pituitary
- Pituitary Neoplasm
- Pituitary Tumors
- Pituitary Tumor
- Tumor, Pituitary
- Tumors, Pituitary
Pituitary Adenoma- Pituitary Adenoma
- Adenoma, Pituitary
- Adenomas, Pituitary
- Pituitary Adenomas
Pituitary Carcinoma- Pituitary Carcinoma
- Carcinoma, Pituitary
- Carcinomas, Pituitary
- Pituitary Carcinomas
- Cancer of the Pituitary
- Pituitary Cancer
- Cancer, Pituitary
- Cancers, Pituitary
- Cancer of Pituitary
- Pituitary Cancers
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Sequence analysis of the MEN I gene in two patients with multiple cutaneous lipomas and endocrine tumors. Horm Metab Res. 2000 Feb; 32(2):76-9.
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