A 52-year-old man was referred to our clinic for the evaluation and management of a large pituitary mass. He went to the ED reporting 2 months of worsening intermittent and severe, squeezing occipital ...

Houston Methodist neurosurgeons and neuroscientists are looking at a new way to classify pituitary tumors that could lead to more precise and accurate diagnosing for patients in the future. Found in ...

Houston Methodist neurosurgeons and neuroscientists are looking at a new way to classify pituitary tumors that could lead to more precise and accurate diagnosing for patients in the future. Found in ...

Giant prolactinomas (GPs) are a rare subtype of lactotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors that constitute about 3% of prolactinomas. They measure more than 40 mm and occur predominantly in young men.

Figure 1: In vivo estrogen-induction of PTTG in rat lactotroph tumors. Figure 2: Early estrogen-induction and concordant expression of pituitary bFGF, PTTG and VEGF. Figure 3: Regulation of pttg in ...

Q. What are pituitary tumors? A. The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland in the middle of the head, just below the brain. As the “master conductor” of the endocrine system, it produces critical ...

Pituitary tumors are a problem that can go undiagnosed for your entire life. In most cases they are benign, but in some rare cases, they can be malignant. Michelle met with Dr. Jay Jagannathan from to ...

An estate agent feared she was pregnant when she started leaking breast milk – only to discover it was a rare symptom of a brain tumour. Jessica Buck was just 18 when she was diagnosed with ...

1 University of Liège, Department of Endocrinology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium 2 University of Liège, Department of Molecular Genetics, Centre ...

The predicted effect on amino acid sequence and clinical details are outlined briefly. AIP = Aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein; GH = Growth hormone; PRL = Prolactin. 1 University of Liège, ...