[Neurosurgery and pituitary tumors: from preoperative tests to postoperative follow-up].
METHODS
Accurate diagnosis of a pituitary tumor requires coordinated medical collaboration. Guidance learned from experience is essential for MRI exploration of pituitary tumors, especially microadenomas. Therapeutic strategy depends largely on the accurate examination of the radiological data that guides the surgical approach and determines, for the patient and family, the possibility of tumor and/or endocrinological cure.
Secreting tumors are diagnosed by assessment of hypophyseal function, predictive of medical treatment efficacy and the value of hormone replacement therapy in case of surgery.
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Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, F 92150 Suresnes. a.visot@hopital-foch.org
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009347:Nelson Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields