When tumors develop in the pituitary gland, they are usually small, localized, slow-growing masses that start in one type of hormone-producing pituitary cells. Although these tumors almost always are ...

Dr. Yuefan Chen (Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine): A 59-year-old woman had hypotension and electrocardiographic (ECG) ST-segment abnormalities after the administration of anesthetic ...

A hypophysectomy is the surgical removal of the pituitary gland to treat cancerous or benign tumors. Most of the reported pituitary tumors that are removed turn out to be benign. The pituitary gland ...

The main treatment for most pituitary tumor patients is a minimally invasive operation called transsphenoidal surgery. Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeons are particularly experienced in using this ...

Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection is used to treat pituitary adenomas. Pituitary adenomas are benign slow-growing tumours that arise within the pituitary gland. Under general ...

Article tools Respond to this article Article Alerts Email Article Citation Tools ‍Request Permissions Share The endocrine aspects of trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy C.Ezrin, T. D.Briant, G.Firestone, ...

Yes, you can live without a pituitary gland. You’ll need to take hormone replacement medications for the rest of your life to make up for the hormones the pituitary usually makes. Your pituitary gland ...