title: Evaluation and management of pituitary incidentalomas.
abstract: A surprising number of apparently healthy people harbor unsuspected pituitary tumors, which are being discovered incidentally on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed for other reasons. The majority can be safely observed; for others, medical therapy or surgical resection is necessary. In this article we outline our approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Brain Tumor and Neuro-oncology and Metabolism, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serhal
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Weil
authors.forename: Amir H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hamrahian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists