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What are the common pituitary gland disorders?

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Pituitary Dis: Pituitary gland has two parts, the adenohypophysis produces hormones like fsh, lh, human growth, igf-1, prolactin, and prolactin releasing dactors, acth, beta-endorphine, tsh, melanocyte stimulating hormone. On the posterior part or neuro-hypophysis: vasopresin or anti-diuretic hormone, oxitocine. Most. Common conditions are bening tumors producing excessive hormone(prolactinomas) or lack of hormo.

Answered 5/23/2016

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Pituitary tumors: Hi. Pituitary tumors are fairly commonly found incidentally on head MRI scans done for other reasons (so called "incidentalomas"). The majority of pituitary tumors are non-functioning (don't secrete hormones); most of these are of gonadotropin cell lineage. Prolactin-secreting is most prevalent functioning, followed by ACTH, growth hormone, TSH, then LH/FSH. Also see hemorrhage, granuloma, etc

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