Clinical evaluation of pituitary adenomas.
Improvements in both diagnostic methods and surgical and medical treatment modalities for pituitary disease have been a major advance in endocrinology. Future refinements in visualization techniques and dynamic testing of pituitary function are to be expected and will further add to understanding of this complex spectrum of diseases.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000378:metabolism; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism
D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D013972:Thyrotropin