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- About Pituitary | Pituitary Network Association - International non . . .
A typical dictionary definition of “Pituitary gland” reads something like: The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is a small ductless gland of the endocrine system that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream It is about the size of a pea and is located at the base of the brain in a small, bony cavity covered by a tough and inflexible membrane
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- Disorders | Pituitary Network Association - International non-profit . . .
The pituitary is a small, bean-shaped gland located below the brain in the skull base, in an area called the pituitary fossa or sella turcica The gland is regulated by a region of the brain called the hypothalamus and they are connected by a thin delicate vascular connection called the pituitary stalk or infundibulum
- Which Hormones Are Secreted By The Anterior Pituitary? | Pituitary . . .
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) causes the thyroid gland to produce and release thyroid hormones Thyroid hormone controls the basal metabolic rate and plays an important role in growth and maturation Thyroid hormones affect almost every organ in the body Growth Hormone (GH) regulates growth and metabolism Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) triggers the adrenals to release the hormone
- Pituitary Hormonal Difficulties: Signs and Symptoms and What to Ask . . .
The PNA is an international non-profit organization for patients with pituitary tumors and disorders, their families, loved ones, and the physicians and health care providers who treat them The PNA was founded in 1992 by a group of acromegalic patients in order to communicate and share their experiences and concerns The PNA has rapidly grown to become the world’s largest and fastest
- Prolactinomas | Pituitary Network Association - International non . . .
These pituitary tumors (also called adenomas) secrete excessive amounts of prolactin and are the most common type of pituitary tumor seen clinically Prolactin is the hormone that stimulates milk production by the breasts Prolactin-producing tumors exist “silently” in up to 5-10% of the adult population Prolactinomas generally have very different presentations in women and in men In
- Cushing’s Syndrome | Pituitary Network Association - International non . . .
Cushing’s syndrome is a debilitating endocrine disorder characterized by excessive cortisol levels in the blood which may be the result of a tumor of the pituitary gland, adrenal glands (located above the kidneys) or from tumors or cancer arising elsewhere in the body (ectopic ACTH producing tumors) Cushings disease refers specifically to excessive ACTH secretion by a pituitary tumor (also
- Transsphenoidal Surgery: Lesions of the Sella Turcica - Pituitary
Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus The pituitary gland resides in the sella turcica and is attached tothe hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk The stalk enters thesella through an opening in the diaphragma sellae, a membrane ofbasilar dura stretched between the tuberculum sellae and theposterior clinoids that separates the cranium from the sella
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