Evaluation scores were calculated for gender (G), body mass index (BMI) (B), tumor diameter (D), the relative position of the tumor to the kidney (K), the relative position of the tumor and the blood ...

Central hypothyroidism is a rare disorder that occurs when an otherwise healthy thyroid doesn't produce enough hormones due to problems that originate in the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus, or both ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. It makes several different hormones, including one called prolactin. Prolactin affects the mammary glands and helps women make ...

From the departments of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, George Washington University and Georgetown University. Washington, D. C. (address reprint requests to Dr. Becker at 50 Irving ...

Objective: The management of giant pituitary tumors is complex ... suprasellar extension with “narrow neck” aspect, infrasellar extension, posterior extension, subfrontal extension, extension through ...