Pituitary tumors | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年3月31日—Andsomepituitarytumorsarefoundbecauseofmedicaltestsforotherconditions​.Todiagnoseapituitarytumor,yourdoctorwilllikelytakea ...

Pituitary tumors often arent noticed or arent detected. In many cases, thats because the symptoms caused by pituitary tumors that make hormones, called functioning adenomas, and large tumors, called macroadenomas, are similar to those of other medical conditions. Its also because they grow very slowly over time. Small pituitary tumors that dont make hormones, called nonfunctioning microadenomas, often dont cause symptoms. If they are detected, its typically because of an imaging exam, such as an MRI or a CT scan, thats done for another reason.

To detect and diagnose a pituitary tumor, your health care provider will likely talk with you about your personal and family medical history and do a physical exam. Testing to detect a pituitary tumor also may include:

Blood tests. Blood tests can show whether your body has too much or too little of certain horm...