Patient Portal: Pituitary Adenoma

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Identifier NOVEL-patient-information-portal-pitutary-adenoma
Title Patient Portal: Pituitary Adenoma
Creator Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD
Affiliation Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Associate Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Fellowship, Ophthalmology/Neuro-Ophthalmology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Subject Pituitary Adenoma; Pituitary Tumor
Description The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland that sits underneath the base of the brain. It produces and releases many hormones. These hormones control your metabolism, stress level, growth, ovulation and menstruation in women, sperm and testosterone production in men, milk production, and urine production. Because of its many functions, it is often referred to as the "master gland." A pituitary adenoma is a common non-cancerous overgrowth (tumor) of the pituitary gland. Some pituitary adenomas cause changes in your hormone levels. Many are very small (microadenomas). Some grow very large (macroadenomas) and may push on the vision pathways. Many people who have pituitary adenomas may not have any symptoms and don't realize they have one, especially because the vision loss may occur slowly over a long period of time.
Date 2023-10
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
Relation is Part of NANOS Patient Brochures for Patients; NOVEL Patient Portal
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL https://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_novel
ID 2363089
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s688sbz8
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