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PITUITARY-TUMOR


subject field: medicine: disease
origination date: 03/06/2002
originator: Clara
check date: 10/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAADENOMA
BENIGN-NEOPLASM-OF-OTHER-ENDOCRINE-GLANDS-AND-RELATED-STRUCTURES
ANCESTORSADENOMA
ALL
BENIGN-NEOPLASM
BENIGN-NEOPLASM-BY-MORPHOLOGY
BENIGN-NEOPLASM-OF-OTHER-ENDOCRINE-GLANDS-AND-RELATED-STRUCTURES
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LIVING-EVENT
NEOPLASM-BY-MORPHOLOGY
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
pituitary tumordefinition: growth in the pituitary gland, which is a small organ, about the size of a pea, in the center of the brain just above the back of the nose. Most pituitary tumors are benign, although they frequently produce too many hormones, which can cause problems in other parts of the body. Symptoms may include headaches, vision problems,, nausea, vomiting or any of a fairly wide range of symptoms, which depend on the type of pituitary tumor. Diagnostic procedures include lab tests for hormone levels, a CT scan, and MRI. Treatment used is surgery, although transphenoidal hypophysectomy, craniotomy, or radiation therapy may be used, as well as certain drugs that block the pituitary from making too many hormones. (en)
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term
pituitary adenomaterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: see pituitary tumor. (en)

Spanish
tumor pituitariodefinition: crecimiento en la glándula pituitaria, órgano pequeo del tamaño de un guisante localizado en el centro del cerebro, justo encima de la parte posterior de la nariz. La mayoría de los tumores pituitarios son benignos, aunque a menudo sintetizan demasiadas hormonas que pueden constituir problemas en otras partes del organismo. Los síntomas comprenden cefaleas, problemas visuales, náuseas, vómitos u otra serie de síntomas que dependen del tipo de tumor pituitario. Entre las técnicas diagnósticas destacan análisis clínico de los niveles hormonales, TAC y RMN. El tratamiento de elección lo constituye la cirugía, aunque también se pueden emplear tanto la hipofisectomía transfenoidal, craniotomía y radioterapia, como determinados fármacos que inhiben a la pituitaria de segregar un exceso de hormonas. (es)
gender: masculine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term
adenoma pituitarioterm type: synonym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: masculine
definition: véase tumor pituitario (es)