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Pituitary Tumours Flashcards

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Pituitary Adenoma Structure

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Soft, well-circumscribed lesion

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Pituitary Adenoma Aetiology

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  • Sporadic

- Inherited

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Pituitary Adenoma Symptoms and Complications

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Asymptomatic

Hypersecretion

  • Prolactinoma
  • Acromegaly
  • Cushing’s disease (ACTH)

Hyposecretion (compression damage)

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Pituitary Adenoma Investigations and Management

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Examination

  • Visual fields
  • Elevated ICP

Imaging: size, obstruction, compression

Surgical resection
Radiotherapy

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Pituitary cells

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  • Thyrotrope
  • Somatotrope
  • Gonadotrope
  • Lactotrope
  • Corticotrope
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Pituitary Tumour Types

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  • Adenoma
  • Hyperplasia
  • Non-adenomatous
  • Vascular
  • Inflammatory
  • Infective
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