An acne breakout may be a sign of a rare type of cancer that disrupts hormone production in the body. Pituitary gland cancer ...

The Neurological and Cognitive Examination Primary Brain Tumor A primary brain tumor can originate from a number of different cells in the brain, such as glial cells (glioma), astrocytes (astrocytoma) ...

The majority of pituitary gland conditions are attributed to growths or tumors in the pituitary gland. Hypopituitarism is a condition where the pituitary gland does not produce enough of one or ...

Objective: The invasiveness of pituitary neuroendocrine tumor is an important basis for formulating individualized treatment plans and improving the prognosis of patients. Radiomics can predict ...

but it seems that hormone excess alone does not cause pituitary tumors Abnormal hormone receptor signaling contributes to dysfunctional responses to feedback inhibition; however, apart from one ...

We welcome authors to submit original research reports, review articles, and opinion articles to address the molecular networks, and molecular network-based molecular-panel biomarkers for pituitary ...

[1,2,4] For this reason, hormonal stimulation or impaired feedback inhibition has been thought to underlie the pathogenesis of pituitary tumors. The data suggest, however, that although hormones ...

Cushing’s syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is a condition caused by overproduction of cortisol — a hormone that regulates stress, metabolism, and immune response. While cortisol ...

Pituitary diseases are disorders affecting the pituitary gland that ultimately affect the secretion of pituitary hormones. The most frequent conditions are acromegaly (growth hormone excess ...

If the disorder begins in puberty, it is called gigantism. Most cases of acromegaly are caused by a benign (noncancerous) tumor of the pituitary gland in the brain. The tumor produces excess growth ...