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Pituitary Cancer : Understanding Your Diagnosis

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Understanding Your Diagnosis

Pituitary Tumor Diagnosis
Any person who is suspected to have a pituitary tumor should have a complete medical evaluation. This includes a completely personal and family medical history. The doctor will find out if anyone in the person's family has had a pituitary tumor, kidney stones, stomach ulcers, low blood sugar, or adrenal gland tumors. The doctor will also do a physical exam including visual testing. These exams will help the doctor decide whether or not to do further testing.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Pituitary Cancer Staging
The stage of cancer tells how much and how far the disease has spread. This information can help guide doctors and patients in making treatment decisions. In pituitary cancer, there is no standard system of staging because pituitary tumors are almost always non-cancerous. Cancer of the pituitary gland is too rare for a staging system to be developed. To decide treatment for pituitary tumors, the doctor will look at whether the tumor is a microadenoma or a macroadenoma, whether it is functional or not, and what hormones it releases.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that lets your doctor see detailed pictures of the inside of your body. MRI combines the use of strong magnets and radio waves to form an MRI image.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
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