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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Symptoms== | |||
Symptoms caused by hormone excess and associated mass effects include: | |||
* [[Headache]] | |||
* Visual field loss or [[Double vision]] | |||
* [[Excessive sweating]] | |||
* [[Hoarseness]] | |||
* Milk secretion from [[breast]] | |||
* [[Sleep apnea]] | |||
* [[Carpal tunnel syndrome]] | |||
* [[Joint pain]] and limitation of motion | |||
* [[Muscle weakness]] | |||
* [[Numbness]] or [[tingling of skin]] | |||
==Associated Conditions== | |||
When there is an enlargement of the pituitary tissue, hyperpituitarism is often associated with: | |||
*[[Visual field]] defects, classically [[Bitemporal hemianopsia|bitemporal hemianopia]] | |||
*Radiographic abnormalities of the [[sella turcica]], such as sellar expansion, bony erosion and disuption of the [[diaphragma sellae]] | |||
*[[Intracranial pressure#Increased ICP|Increased intracranial pressure]] | |||
Depending on the cell type(s) affected, clinical manifestations of hormone excess may include: | Depending on the cell type(s) affected, clinical manifestations of hormone excess may include: | ||
*[[Hyperprolactinaemia]] | *[[Hyperprolactinaemia]] | ||
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Overview
Symptoms
Symptoms caused by hormone excess and associated mass effects include:
- Headache
- Visual field loss or Double vision
- Excessive sweating
- Hoarseness
- Milk secretion from breast
- Sleep apnea
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Joint pain and limitation of motion
- Muscle weakness
- Numbness or tingling of skin
Associated Conditions
When there is an enlargement of the pituitary tissue, hyperpituitarism is often associated with:
- Visual field defects, classically bitemporal hemianopia
- Radiographic abnormalities of the sella turcica, such as sellar expansion, bony erosion and disuption of the diaphragma sellae
- Increased intracranial pressure
Depending on the cell type(s) affected, clinical manifestations of hormone excess may include:
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Cushing's disease
- Precocious puberty
- Gigantism or Acromegaly
- Hyperthyroidism (rare)