title: Treatment of pituitary tumors: a surgical perspective.
abstract: Surgical intervention is a necessary part of a multimodal approach to pituitary lesions. This article summarizes the surgical approach to different neoplastic processes affecting the sellar region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, 3552 Taubman Center, Box 5338, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. wchndlr@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: Ariel L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barkan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*