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:*Treatments of [[pituitary tumor]]: Surgical removal of tumor is the first selection for the treatment. If failed, [[radiation therapy]], or [[gamma knife]] radiation treatment may be helpful.
:*Treatments of [[pituitary tumor]]: Surgical removal of tumor is the first selection for the treatment. If failed, [[radiation therapy]], or [[gamma knife]] radiation treatment may be helpful.
:*Inhibiting [[growth hormone]] (GH) synthesis or secretion: Doctors often use [[bromocriptine]] to inhibit GH synthesis and use [[octreotide acetate]] to suppress GH secretion in at least two-thirds of patients with [[acromegaly]].
:*Inhibiting [[growth hormone]] (GH) synthesis or secretion: Doctors often use [[bromocriptine]] to inhibit GH synthesis and use [[octreotide]] to suppress GH secretion in at least two-thirds of patients with [[acromegaly]].
:*Treatments [[complication]]s such as [[hypertension]] and [[arteriosclerosis]]: Regular monitoring of [[blood pressure]] is important.  Low-salt and low-fat diets, drugs such as [[ACE inhibitor]]s and [[angiotensin receptor blocker]]s (ARBs) may help control [[blood pressure]].
:*Treatments [[complication]]s such as [[hypertension]] and [[arteriosclerosis]]: Regular monitoring of [[blood pressure]] is important.  Low-salt and low-fat diets, drugs such as [[ACE inhibitor]]s and [[angiotensin receptor blocker]]s (ARBs) may help control [[blood pressure]].



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What is hyperpituitarism?

How do I know if I have hyperpituitarism and what are the symptoms of hyperpituitarism?

Signs and symptoms of hyperpituitarism are the excessive production of growth hormone and abnormal hormone excretion controlled by the pituitary, such as prolactin and thyroid hormones.

Who is at risk for hyperpituitarism?

How to know you have hyperpituitarism?

  • Hormone tests: Hyperpituitarism are is the excessive production of growth hormone and abnormal hormone excretion controlled by the pituitary, such as prolactin and thyroid hormones. In patients with hyperpituitarism, it shows elevated growth hormone level, accompanying diabetes, elevated IGF-1 factor (Insulin-like growth factor), elevated prolactin level, decreased free thyroxine level and elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
  • Liver function and renal function tests: Patients with hyperpituitarism show elevated liver function, elevated phosphorus and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels.
  • Abdomen MRI: Since pituitary tumors are the most common cause of this condition, it may show pituitary tumor signs in abdomen MRI. The MRI uses magnetic fields but which is a different imaging type from computed tomography (CT) to produce detailed images of the body.

When to seek urgent medical care?

Call your health care provider if symptoms of pituitary tumor develop. If you experience either of the following symptoms, seeking urgent medical care as soon as possible:

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http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/921568-overview

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