The pituitary gland is small and oval-shaped. It’s located behind your nose, near the underside of your brain. It’s attached to the hypothalamus by a stalklike structure. The hypothalamus is a small ...

Your endocrine system controls all of your hormones. It’s made up of many different glands, including the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland (including the anterior pituitary) plays a significant ...

The pituitary gland functions as a relay between hypothalamus to peripheral target organs and plays a central role in regulating homeostasis, metabolism, growth, reproduction and lactation 1,2. It is ...

Abstract The endocrine system consists of glands and tissues that produce and secrete hormones to regulate and coordinate vital bodily functions. This article, the second in an eight-part series on ...

Your pituitary is a small gland at the base of your brain. Pituitary disorders develop because of problems with your pituitary gland. A growth (tumor) in or near the pituitary often causes these ...

Pituitary gland disorders occur when the pituitary gland produces too little or too much of certain hormones. Some examples are Cushing’s disease, empty sella syndrome, and acromegaly. Pituitary gland ...

Conditions that affect the pituitary gland include acromegaly and gigantism, Cushing and empty sella syndromes, prolactinoma, and more. Noncancerous tumors most often cause conditions that affect your ...

An enlarged pituitary gland has many potential causes. They include benign tumors, several health conditions, pregnancy, and certain medications. The pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized gland ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. It makes several different hormones, including one called prolactin. Prolactin affects the mammary glands and helps women make ...

Pituitary gland tumours are brain tumours that start to grow in the the pituitary gland. Most pituitary tumours are non cancerous (benign). Benign pituitary gland tumours are also called pituitary ...

Before surgery, you will meet with a rhinologist (a doctor specializing in nasal and sinus surgery). The rhinologist will take a special computed tomography (CT) scan of the tumor. This scan creates a ...