Pituitary Neoplasms - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: Various lesions occur in deep locations or at the skull base in pediatric patients and require skull base approaches for resection. Skull base surgery confers the advantages of improved line of sight, a wider operative corridor, and reduced ... Read more...

Modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for craniopharyngioma resection in children.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: In this study, the authors evaluated the efficacy and safety of modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for resection of craniopharyngioma in children. METHODS: A prospective, institutional review board-approved database was retrospectively ... Read more...

Craniopharyngiomas in the posterior fossa: a rare subgroup, diagnosis, management and outcomes.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Craniopharyngiomas with predominant pars in the posterior fossa are very rare and extremely overlooked. The clinical features, diagnosis and management are different from their sellar/suprasellar counterparts. The purpose of this study ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pituitary Neoplasms - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for craniopharyngioma resection in children. 29 Sep 2009
• Craniopharyngiomas in the posterior fossa: a rare subgroup, diagnosis, management and outcomes. 29 Sep 2009
• [Treatment of pituitary adenomas] 25 Sep 2009
• [Cushing disease 30 years ago. Now noticeable brown skin pigment] 15 Sep 2009
• Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: the Oxford experience. 30 Aug 2009
• Outcome of using the histological pseudocapsule as a surgical capsule in Cushing disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Residual nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: prognostic value of MIB-1 labeling index for tumor progression. 30 Aug 2009
• Transantral robotic access to the pituitary gland. 30 Aug 2009
• [Incidental finding and syndromes resulting from the cascade effect] 3 Aug 2009
• [Outcome of somatostatin analogue treatment in acromegaly] 31 Jul 2009
• [Symptomatic episodic cluster headache as the first symptom of a prolactinoma] 30 Jul 2009
• [Endonasal transsphenoidal surgery of the hypophysis from a rhinologist's viewpoint] 30 Jul 2009
• [Videoendoscopic endonasal-transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenomas from a rhinological viewpoint] 30 Jul 2009
• Prostate adenocarcinoma metastasis in the pituitary gland. 30 Jul 2009
• Meningitis as a presentation of macroprolactinoma. 7 Jul 2009
• Manifestation, management and outcome of subclinical pituitary adenoma apoplexy. Jul 2009
• [Germinoma responsible for central diabetes insipidus] 29 Jun 2009
• A pitfall in pituitary imaging using standard head magnetic resonance (MR). 29 Jun 2009
• [Tumors in the region of the sella turcica] 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Pituitary Neoplasms'

Definition: 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.

Descriptor UI: D010911

Alternative terms: Pituitary Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Pituitary; Neoplasms, Pituitary; Pituitary Neoplasm; Pituitary Tumors; Pituitary Tumor; Tumor, Pituitary; Tumors, Pituitary; Pituitary Adenoma; Adenoma, Pituitary; Adenomas, Pituitary; Pituitary Adenomas; Pituitary Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Pituitary; Carcinomas, Pituitary; Pituitary Carcinomas; Cancer of the Pituitary; Pituitary Cancer; Cancer, Pituitary; Cancers, Pituitary; Cancer of Pituitary; Pituitary Cancers;

Related Mesh Headings: Adenoma, Basophil; Adenoma, Chromophobe; Adenoma, Acidophil;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.322.609; C04.588.614.250.195.885.500.600; C10.228.140.211.885.500.600; C10.228.140.617.477.600; C10.228.140.617.738.675; C10.551.240.250.700.500.500; C19.344.609; C19.700.734;

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM); pituitary adenoma: coordinate IM with ADENOMA (IM) in spite of entry term PITUITARY ADENOMA