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Pituitary tumor diagnosis and treatment

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Over the past few years, significant contributions have been made to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of pituitary tumors. This article reviews recent advances in the areas of biology, diagnostic imaging, medical diagnosis and treatment, surgical results and technique, and adjuvant therapy in the form of radiotherapy and radiosurgery. Of particular note are the roles of endoscopy, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, radiosurgery, and radiation for nonfunction tumors, the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease, the management of "incidentalomas," and new medication therapies.

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Penar, P.L., Nathan, D.J., Nathan, M.H. et al. Pituitary tumor diagnosis and treatment. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2, 236–245 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-002-0082-6

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