title: Pituitary tumors--current concepts of diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Familiarity with the concepts and methods of diagnosis and their limitations is essential to outline a plan of investigation for individual patients suspected of having pituitary tumors. Therapy depends somewhat on the extent of suprasellar extension, a factor which especially limits irradiation. The role of transsphenoidal and other forms of pituitary operations must await long-term follow-up. This is especially true because we do not know the role of the hypothalamus in the pathogenesis of pituitary tumors.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior; D011388:Prolactin; D013972:Thyrotropin