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Pituitary Cancer Learning Center
Treatments could include:
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External Beam Radiotherapy
- Transsphenoidal Hyp...
- Transcranial Hypoph...
- Chemotherapy
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Intravenous chemotherapy
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Pituitary tumors are usually not cancerous and therefore won't spread to other areas of the body. However, as they grow, they may place pressure on important nerves and blood vessels.
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The treatment team for pituitary tumors may include a neuroendocrinologist, endocrinologist, neurosurgeon, oncologist, radiation oncologist, nurse oncologist, psychiatrist, psychological counselor, and social worker.
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Hypophysectomy, or hypophysis, is the surgical removal of the pituitary gland.
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Hypophysectomy or hypophysis is the removal of the pituitary gland.
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Chemotherapy is the systemic (whole body) treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article focuses on cancer chemotherapy.
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Chemotherapy is treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs .
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Chemotherapy, sometimes referred to as "chemo," is the treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with anti- cancer drugs .
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