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About Pituitary Tumors

Pituitary tumours or pituitary adenomas account for 15% of cerebral tumours. They are almost all benign tumours of the anterior (front) of the pituitary gland, which produces several important hormones that control other glands in the body, such as the thyroid, testes and ovaries.

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The anterior pituitary gland produces the following hormones

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) – stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs but is also important in the male for fertility.

Luteinizing Hormone (LH) – stimulates the ovaries to produce progesterone to help prepare the uterus for the reception of a fertilised egg.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) – stimulates the adrenal gland to produce cortisol and aldosterone, two very important hormones.

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) – stimulates the thyroid.

Growth Hormone (GH) – stimulates the liver to produce ILF-1, which stimulates many cells in the body to grow.

Prolactin (PRL) – is necessary for milk production in pregnant females.

The posterior pituitary gland produces two hormones

Anti Diuretic Hormone (ADH) – this hormone concentrates water in the kidney, preventing the kidneys from losing many litres of water per day.

Oxytocin – this is important for the release of milk when a baby suckles the breast of its mother

Broadly speaking, there are two types of pituitary tumours

Macroadenomas; which are tumours over one cubic centimetre.

Microadenomas; which are less than one cubic centimetre.

Pituitary tumours can cause problems by growing too large and compressing adjacent structures, such as the optic nerves (which can cause blindness) or the nerves that control eye movement (which can cause double vision). Sometimes these tumours expand suddenly, causing headaches and a rapid onset of blindness.

ther pituitary tumours can secrete hormones, due to overproduction of these hormones. For example, a prolactinoma can lead to loss of periods, infertility or leakage of milk from the breast in women; or cause impotence in men.

Tumours that secrete growth hormone can cause acromegaly, where soft tissues in the body enlarge, such as the nose, tongue, fingers and heart. They can also cause other conditions such hypertension and diabetes. In children, excess growth hormone produces gigantism.

An over-secretion of ACTH can cause Cushing’s disease, where patients develop high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, osteoporosis and other problems.

On rare occasions pituitary tumours can secrete TSH, which can cause hyperactivity of the thyroid gland.

Some pituitary tumours can be treated with an endocrinologist or hormone specialist with medication. Other tumours, when they are large and compressing on adjacent structures or unresponsive to medical therapy, require surgery.

If surgery is needed there are two approaches

This is usually performed through the nose (transsphenoidal surgery) with anendoscope, and in conjunction with an ear, nose and throat surgeon who specialises in anterior fossa surgery.
An endoscope is placed in one nostril. A small amount of bone is removed from the base of the brain at the back of the nose, allowing access to the pituitary gland. The tumour is removed using special endoscopic equipment. This exposure avoids the need for a craniotomy..

Some pituitary tumours will require a craniotomy, which means performing a skull opening through the side of the skull. This is rarely required and only used when the tumours are large and extend laterally or up further into the brain.

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