Diseases Involving The Pituitary Gland
Some of the diseases involving the pituitary gland are:
- Hypopituitarism, the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. If there is decreased secretion of most pituitary hormones, the term panhypopituitarism (pan meaning "all") is used.
- Pituitary tumours.
- Pituitary adenomas, noncancerous tumors that occur in the pituitary gland.
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