Pituitary tumor management in pregnancy.
The improved management of pituitary adenomas has led to an increasing number of pregnancies in patients harboring pituitary adenomas. Therefore, adequate management of pregnant women with pituitary adenomas is of growing importance. Because pregnancy produces several physiologic changes to the endocrine system, especially to the pituitary gland, endocrinologists must be knowledgeable and skilled to effectively manage pregnant women with pituitary adenomas and to guarantee the wellbeing of the fetus.
Endocrinology Section, Neuroendocrinology Research Center, Medical School and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil.
Paula Bruna
PB
Araujo
Endocrinology Section, Neuroendocrinology Research Center, Medical School and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil; Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Federal da Lagoa - Rua Jardim Botãnico, 501 Jardim Botãnico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22470-050, Brazil.
Leonardo
L
Vieira Neto
Endocrinology Section, Neuroendocrinology Research Center, Medical School and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil; Neuroendocrinology Unit, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro - Rua do Rezende, 156 Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20231-092, Brazil. Electronic address: mgadelha@hucff.ufrj.br.
Mônica R
MR
Gadelha
D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006964:Hyperpituitarism / Q000628:therapy*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000628:therapy*
Acromegaly; Cushing disease; Cushing syndrome; Nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma; Pituitary adenoma; Pregnancy; Prolactinomas; TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma