May 28, 2004 — The size of a pituitary tumor does not predict headache symptoms, according to the results of a prospective study published in the May issue of the Archives of Neurology. Rather, ...

Pituitary tumors can compress the optic nerve, leading to visual symptoms. Pituitary tumors are mostly benign (noncancerous), but due to their location, they can have significant effects on ...

Deep in the center of the brain, in the narrow corridor where the pituitary gland meets the hypothalamus, a small mass can ...

A prolactinoma is a benign pituitary tumor that makes the hormone prolactin. While these tumors aren’t life threatening, they can cause fertility challenges and vision problems. Most are treated with ...

In the UK, a real-time artificial intelligence (AI) system helped neurosurgeons remove a pituitary tumor from a 48-year-old man. After the intervention, the patient's eyesight improved markedly. The ...

MRIs are an effective diagnostic tool for pituitary tumors. Although MRI scans can miss very small tumors, newer machines are better equipped to detect them. Most pituitary tumors are noncancerous, or ...

Treatment for giant and irregular pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (GIPitNETs) using Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) might be challenging. CECS is an alternate procedure developed for the treatment ...

A clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the YDHB-NS01 robotic-assisted system for cerebral angiography. In a comparison of 25 robot-assisted and 25 manual procedures, the system ...