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Management of incidentally found nonfunctional pituitary tumors.
- Source :
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Neurosurgery clinics of North America [Neurosurg Clin N Am] 2012 Oct; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 543-53. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jul 31. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas range from those causing significant hypothalamic/pituitary dysfunction and visual field compromise to those being completely asymptomatic, detected either at autopsy or as incidental findings on imaging scans performed for other reasons (often referred to as pituitary incidentalomas). Growth of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas without treatment occurs in about 10% of microadenomas and 24% of macroadenomas. In the absence of hypersecretion, hypopituitarism, or visual-field defects, periodic screening by magnetic resonance imaging may detect enlargement. Potential indications for surgery are growth of a pituitary incidentaloma, the development of visual-field defects, or the development of hypopituitarism.<br /> (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1558-1349
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neurosurgery clinics of North America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23040742
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2012.06.003