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- Pituitary Neoplasms
Pituitary Neoplasms(Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- n: Cancer of Pituitary
- n: Cancer of the Pituitary
- n: Pituitary Adenoma
- n: Pituitary Carcinoma
- n: Pituitary Tumors
- Pituitary Cancer
- n: Adenoma, Pituitary
- n: Adenomas, Pituitary
- n: Cancer, Pituitary
- n: Cancers, Pituitary
- n: Carcinoma, Pituitary
- n: Carcinomas, Pituitary
- n: Neoplasm, Pituitary
- n: Neoplasms, Pituitary
- n: Pituitary Adenomas
- n: Pituitary Cancers
- n: Pituitary Carcinomas
- n: Pituitary Neoplasm
- n: Pituitary Tumor
- n: Tumor, Pituitary
- n: Tumors, Pituitary
coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM); pituitary adenoma: coordinate IM with ADENOMA (IM) in spite of entry term PITUITARY ADENOMA
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.