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PITUITARY TUMOURS (CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS (somnolence, seizures, hypo…
PITUITARY TUMOURS
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
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Screening tests: prolactin, IGF-1, ACTh and cortisol, TFT's, FSH/ LH, testosterone in males, short synacthen test
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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Evidence suggests that pituitary adenoma development occurs in several steps, including an irreversible initiation phase followed by tumor promotion.
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DEFINITION
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This can happen because of severe bleeding or a loss of oxygen to the tissues of the pituitary gland causing tissue death.
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