| | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Disease ID: | DOID:3829 | D010911 |
| Disease Name: | pituitary adenoma | Pituitary Neoplasms |
| Category: | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Type: | | Neoplasms |
| Define: | A pituitary gland benign neoplasm that derives_from glandular epithelial cells. | Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA. |
| Alias: | adenoma of the Pituitary gland | Pituitary Neoplasms//Neoplasm, Pituitary//Neoplasms, Pituitary//Pituitary Neoplasm//Pituitary Tumors//Pituitary Tumor//Tumor, Pituitary//Tumors, Pituitary//Pituitary Adenoma//Adenoma, Pituitary//Adenomas, Pituitary//Pituitary Adenomas//Pituitary Carcinoma//Carcinoma, Pituitary//Carcinomas, Pituitary//Pituitary Carcinomas//Cancer of the Pituitary//Pituitary Cancer//Cancer, Pituitary//Cancers, Pituitary//Cancer of Pituitary//Pituitary Cancers |
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