Pituitary Neoplasms

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.

Also Known As:

Pituitary Adenoma; Pituitary Tumors; Pituitary Tumor; Cancer of Pituitary; Cancer of the Pituitary; Pituitary Carcinoma; Adenoma, Pituitary; Adenomas, Pituitary; Cancer, Pituitary; Cancers, Pituitary; Carcinoma, Pituitary; Carcinomas, Pituitary; Neoplasm, Pituitary; Neoplasms, Pituitary; Pituitary Adenomas; Pituitary Cancers; Pituitary Carcinomas; Pituitary Neoplasm; Tumor, Pituitary; Tumors, Pituitary; Pituitary Cancer

Neoplasms: 1324753
- Neoplasms by Site: 4
  - Nervous System Neoplasms: 235
    - Central Nervous System Neoplasms: 818
      - Brain Neoplasms: 25077
        Supratentorial Neoplasms: 185
        Hypothalamic Neoplasms: 57
        Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
  - Endocrine Gland Neoplasms: 130
    - Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
Nervous System Diseases: 14178
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4213
  - Brain Diseases: 15694
    - Brain Neoplasms: 25077
      - Supratentorial Neoplasms: 185
        Hypothalamic Neoplasms: 57
        Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
    - Hypothalamic Diseases: 40
      - Pituitary Diseases: 562
        Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
      - Hypothalamic Neoplasms: 57
        Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
- Nervous System Neoplasms: 235
  - Central Nervous System Neoplasms: 818
    - Brain Neoplasms: 25077
      - Supratentorial Neoplasms: 185
        Hypothalamic Neoplasms: 57
        Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
Endocrine System Diseases: 968
- Pituitary Diseases: 562
  - Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940
- Endocrine Gland Neoplasms: 130
  - Pituitary Neoplasms: 8940

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