The Pituitary Adenoma

✍ Scribed by Seymour Reichlin (auth.), Kalmon D. Post M. D., Ivor M. D. Jackson M. D., Seymour Reichlin M. D., Ph. D. (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 515
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The idea for this book developed as an outcome of a multidisciplinary sym­ posium entitled "Pituitary Adenoma Update" that was held at Tufts-New En­ gland Medical Center in April 1977. The purpose of that symposium was to put together our current knowledge of the cause of pituitary tumors and discuss the diagnostic evaluation and management that was now appropriate, in light of the rapid advances that had taken place so recently in this area. Those of our colleagues who had presented papers at the symposium, as well as a number of others, were invited to contribute to this volume, which should serve as a presentation of the "state of the art" on all aspects of pitu­ itary tumors. We felt that such a book would be of value to endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and pathologists who are involved in the investigation or care of patients with pituitary disorders. For a number of reasons, a review of pituitary adenomas seems particu­ larly timely. Rapid advances have taken place coincidentally in the fields of neurosurgery, neuroendocrinology, neuroradiology, neuropathology, and neuropharmacology. Seven major developments in these areas have occurred independently and almost simultaneously that have virtually revolutionized our approach to pituitary adenomas.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Regulation....Pages 3-27
Etiology of Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 29-45
The Pathology of Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 47-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Galactorrhea Syndromes....Pages 65-90
Prolactin-Secreting Adenomas in the Male....Pages 91-108
Growth-Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 109-118
ACTH-Secreting Adenomas....Pages 119-139
Thyrotropin- and Gonadotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 141-149
Nonsecreting Adenomas....Pages 151-158
Sellar and Parasellar Lesions Mimicking Adenoma....Pages 159-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Diagnostic Tests for the Evaluation of Pituitary Tumors....Pages 219-238
Pituitary Hormone Concentrations in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients with Pituitary Tumors....Pages 239-258
Ophthalmological Evaluation of Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 259-286
The Radiology of Pituitary Adenomas—An Update....Pages 287-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Medical Therapy of Pituitary Tumors....Pages 323-339
General Considerations in the Surgical Treatment of Pituitary Tumors....Pages 341-363
Anatomical Aspects of the Transseptal Approach to the Sphenoid Sinus....Pages 365-377
Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumors....Pages 379-400
Transfrontal Surgery for Pituitary Tumors....Pages 401-415
Endocrine Management after Pituitary Surgery....Pages 417-435
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Conventional Radiotherapy and Pituitary Tumors....Pages 437-457
Radiosurgery Therapy for Pituitary Adenoma....Pages 459-478
Overview of Pituitary Tumor Treatment....Pages 479-498
Back Matter....Pages 499-507

✦ Subjects

Diabetes