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Chapter One: Types of Pituitary Disorders and their Manifestations
Introduction to Pituitary Disorders: Pituitary Tumors and Hypopituitarism
Daniel F. Kelly, M.D., Garni Barkhoudarian, M.D., and Pejman Cohan, M.D.
Acromegaly – GH-Secreting Adenoma
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
Antidiuretic Hormone Deficiency Causing Diabetes Insipidus
Craniopharyngioma
Cushing’s Syndrome and Cushing’s Disease – ACTH Secreting Adenoma
Deficiency of ACTH and Cortisol
Deficiency of LH and FSH (Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism)
Empty Sella Syndrome
Endocrine-Inactive (i.e., Non-Functional) Adenoma
Hypopituitarism
Prolactinoma
Rathke’s Cleft Cyst
Thyroid Hormone Deficiency (Hypothyroidism)
TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) Secreting Tumor
The Prevalence of Pituitary Adenomas: A Systematic Review
By Shereen Ezzat, M.D., Sylvia L. Asa, M.D., Ph.D. William T. Couldwell, M.D., Charles E. Barr, M.D., M.P.H., William E. Dodge, M.S., M.B.A., Mary Lee Vance, M.D. , and Ian E. McCutcheon, M.D.
Can Pituitary Tumors Be Inherited?
By Robert F. Gagel, M.D.
Chapter Two: The Diagnosis of Pituitary Diseases
Acromegaly
By Shereen Ezzat, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C). F.A.C.P.
Prolactinoma
By Michael O. Thorner, M.B., D.Sc., Edited by Shereen Ezzat, M.D.
Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease
By Shirley McCartney, Ph.D., Christine Yedinak, D.N.P., and Maria Fleseriu, M.D., F.A.C.E.
Cushing’s Syndrome: An Update
By Laurence Katznelson. M.D.
Gonadotroph And Other Clinically Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
By Peter J. Snyder, M.D.
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1)
By Stephen J. Marx, M.D.
Autoimmune Pituitary Disease or Lymphocytic Hypophysitis
By Patricia Crock, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.
Addison’s Disease
By Eileen K. Corrigan, N.I.H., Retired
Pituitary Cancer
By Hasnaian M. Khandwala, M.D., Ian E. McCutcheon, M.D., F.R.C.S. and Keith E. Friend, M.D.
Chapter Three: Mental and Physical Complications of Pituitary Disease
Heart Problems in Acromegaly
By Philippe Chanson, M.D.
Pituitary Disease: Association With Cognitive Dysfunction
By Wesley P. Fairfield, M.D.
Headaches and Pituitary Tumors
By Peter N. Riskind, M.D., Ph.D.
The Oral Cavity and Pituitary Tumors
By Eric C. Sung, D.D.S.
Keep an Eye on Yourself
By Nicholas Volpe, M.D.