The Pituitary Adenoma

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Pathophysiology of Pituitary Tumors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Regulation

      • Seymour Reichlin

      Pages 3-27

   3. Etiology of Pituitary Adenomas

      • Seymour Reichlin

      Pages 29-45

   4. The Pathology of Pituitary Adenomas

      • Lester S. Adelman

      Pages 47-61

3. Clinical Features of Pituitary Tumors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Galactorrhea Syndromes

      • Bruce J. Biller, Aubrey Boyd III, Mark E. Molitch, Kalmon D. Post, Samuel M. Wolpert, Seymour Reichlin

      Pages 65-90

   3. Prolactin-Secreting Adenomas in the Male

      • Richard H. Goodman, Mark E. Molitch, Kalmon D. Post, Ivor M. D. Jackson

      Pages 91-108

   4. Growth-Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

      • Ivor M. D. Jackson

      Pages 109-118

   5. ACTH-Secreting Adenomas

      • Mark E. Molitch

      Pages 119-139

   6. Thyrotropin- and Gonadotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

      • Ivor M. D. Jackson

      Pages 141-149

   7. Nonsecreting Adenomas

      • Mark E. Molitch

      Pages 151-158

   8. Sellar and Parasellar Lesions Mimicking Adenoma

      • Kalmon D. Post, David L. Kasdon

      Pages 159-216

4. Clinical Evaluation of Pituitary Tumors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217

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   2. Diagnostic Tests for the Evaluation of Pituitary Tumors

      • Ivor M. D. Jackson

      Pages 219-238

   3. Pituitary Hormone Concentrations in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients with Pituitary Tumors

      • Kalmon D. Post, Bruce J. Biller, Ivor M. D. Jackson

      Pages 239-258

   4. Ophthalmological Evaluation of Pituitary Adenomas

      • John W. Gittinger Jr.

      Pages 259-286

   5. The Radiology of Pituitary Adenomas—An Update

      • Samuel M. Wolpert

      Pages 287-320

5. Treatment of Pituitary Tumors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 321-321

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   2. Medical Therapy of Pituitary Tumors

      • Mark E. Molitch

      Pages 323-339

The idea for this book developed as an outcome of a multidisciplinary sym­ posium entitled "Pituitary Adenoma Update" that was held at Tufts-New En­ gland Medical Center in April 1977. The purpose of that symposium was to put together our current knowledge of the cause of pituitary tumors and discuss the diagnostic evaluation and management that was now appropriate, in light of the rapid advances that had taken place so recently in this area. Those of our colleagues who had presented papers at the symposium, as well as a number of others, were invited to contribute to this volume, which should serve as a presentation of the "state of the art" on all aspects of pitu­ itary tumors. We felt that such a book would be of value to endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and pathologists who are involved in the investigation or care of patients with pituitary disorders. For a number of reasons, a review of pituitary adenomas seems particu­ larly timely. Rapid advances have taken place coincidentally in the fields of neurosurgery, neuroendocrinology, neuroradiology, neuropathology, and neuropharmacology. Seven major developments in these areas have occurred independently and almost simultaneously that have virtually revolutionized our approach to pituitary adenomas.

• Gonadotropin
• care
• development
• diabetes
• endocrinology
• epidemiology
• etiology
• evolution
• management
• neuropathology
• neurotransmitter
• pathology
• prolactin
• radiology
• treatment

• New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA

  Kalmon D. Post, Ivor M. D. Jackson, Seymour Reichlin

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