title: Endocrine evaluation of pituitary tumours.
abstract: This paper aims to provide a framework for understanding the investigations and management of pituitary adenomas from an endocrinologists viewpoint. The commonest problems, as well as the more controversial issues, are discussed and relevant, interesting papers on the topic are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK. saunders-sa@sky.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vora
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000193:education; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D016634:Radiosurgery
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone