Pituitary tumor

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S.; Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Classification

Pituitary tumors can be classified according to their pathological characteristics.

Pituitary tumor

Pituitary carcinoma

Anterior Pituitary Gland Tumors

Posterior Pituitary Gland Tumors

Prolactinoma

Corticotroph adenoma

Somatotroph adenomas

Thyrotroph adenomas

Lymphoma

Gonadotroph adenomas

Pituicytomas

Granular cell tumors

Causes

For more causes of pituitary carcinoma, click here.

For more causes of prolactinoma, click here.

For more causes of corticotroph adenoma, click here.

For more causes of somatotroph adenoma, click here.

For more causes of Lymphoma, click here.

For more causes of gonadotroph adenomas, click here.

For more causes of pituictyoma, click here.

For more causes of granular cell tumor, click here.