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Treatments Overview Articles

Acromegaly
Surgery to remove the pituitary tumor causing this condition corrects the abnormal growth hormone secretion in most patients. This surgery may not be available to patients in remote locations, so travel to a larger metropolitan area may be necessa...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 18, 2008

Specific Treatments Articles

Pituitary Tumor Radiation Therapy
Pituitary Tumor Radiation TherapyRadiation is often used to treat pituitary tumors that come back after surgery. It may also be used to treat pituitary tumors that cause symptoms that medication cannot relieve.
Source:StayWell
Hypophysectomy
Hypophysectomy, or hypophysis, is the surgical removal of the pituitary gland. Purpose The pituitary gland is a small, oval-shaped endocrine gland about the size of a pea located in the center of the brain above the back of the nose.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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