kimmie-rollison
Different types of doctors often work together for pituitary tumor treatments in order to create an overall treatment plan which combines a variety of treatments including pituitary tumor surgery. This involves a multidisciplinary team approach which includes cancer care teams & a variety of other healthcare professionals like oncology nurses, physician assistants, dieticians, pharmacists, counselors, social workers & others.
Surgery is the most preferred treatment for pituitary tumor patients. The success rate of pituitary tumor surgery relies on the type of tumor, its size, locat…
Every pituitary tumor doesn’t cause any symptoms. Pituitary tumors that interfere with the normal secretion of hormones (functioning) can cause a variety of symptoms and signs depending on the hormone influenced by the secretions. The symptoms and signs of pituitary tumors that don’t interfere with hormones (non-functioning) are related to the pressure they put on other structures and their growth.
