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Leonard Cerullo, MD - Discusses Treatment for Pituitary Tumors by NOHC Patient Expert

Posted Fri 15 May 2009 11:37pm ShareThis Read on »

Gail Rosseau, MD - Discusses Pituitary Tumors by NOHC Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Jun 2009 1:26pm Dr. Gail Rosseau, board-certified neurosurgeon and U.S. Surgeon General candidate, discusses the prevalence and most common symptoms related to pituitary tumors. Vision disturbances and symptoms related to the overproduction of hormones are two of the most serious symptoms which may require a surgical intervention. Surgery for pituitary tumors Read on »

Leonard Cerullo MD, Discusses Pituitary Tumors by NOHC Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Apr 2009 11:46pm ShareThis Read on »

Approaches to Treating Pituitary Tumors by InternalMed .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm to a tumor, which is a benign growth of the pituitary gland. ANNOUNCER: The elevated levels of growth hormone in acromegaly lead to changes in soft tissues throughout the body. Other symptoms are related to the size of the tumor itself. LAURENCE KATZNELSON, MD: The pituitary gland sits in a bony cavity at the base of the skull called the sella turcica Read on »

Size Matters Unfortunately for This Woman – Gigantism Rare Disease Where She Keeps Growing With Tumor Pushing on Pituitary by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jul 2010 12:56pm . She has a tumor that needs to be removed that is putting pressure on here pituitary gland, which causes over doses of growth hormones, so the poor woman keeps growing. She got... , caused by a tumor in her brain that is pushing on her pituitary gland, causing it to produce an excess of growth hormone. Read on »

Pituitary gland tumours by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm

1 Comment This information is about tumours of the pituitary gland. Although pituitary tumours are classified as brain tumours they have very few similarities to other types of brain tumour. Much of our general information about brain tumours will not be appropriate for people with pituitary tumours, although you may still wish to read Read on »

Pituitary adenomas in 500 words or less by pathologystudent Posted Thu 24 Mar 2011 11:47am Pituitary adenomas are benign, glandular tumors of the pituitary gland. They are pretty common tumors (they account for about 10% of all intracranial neoplasms). Most... activity, which is annoying to the pathologist, since that makes them look more like malignant tumors. The most common hormone produced by pituitary adenomas is prolactin Read on »

Temodar for pituitary cancer by Mark Levin Posted Thu 18 Aug 2011 2:37pm with a favorable response. A significant proportion of pituitary adenomas and carcinomas had low MGMT immunoexpression Use of Temozolomide in Aggressive Pituitary Tumors: Case Report... Treatment of pituitary neoplasms with temozolomide: a review. Cancer. 2011 Feb 1;117(3):454-62. Read on »

Relatives of people with brain tumors at higher risk for developing the same type of tumor by Kathlyn S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that people with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history. The researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,401 people from Utah with primary brain tumors -- either Read on »

Seattle Pituitary Symposium on May 8th 2010 by Kristin Wall

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Posted Mon 08 Mar 2010 11:06am , M.D., Ph.D. 9:20 a.m. Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors - Mark E. Molitch, M.D. 10:00 a.m. An Overview of Acromegaly - William H. Ludlam, M.D., Ph.D. 10:40 a.m. Break 11... 1:10 p.m. Patient Small Group Discussions 2:10 p.m. Medical Therapy for Pituitary Tumors - Ashley B. Grossman, M.D., FRCP, FMedSci 2:50 p.m. Surgical Treatment Options Read on »