pituitary gland tumor

Pituitary Tumor, Pituitary Adenoma - Diagnosis and Treatment - UPMC ...
A pituitary adenoma is an abnormal growth, or tumor, in the pituitary gland. Pituitary adenomas are benign (not cancerous), and do not spread to other parts of the body.
http://www.upmc.com/Services/MinimallyInvasiveendoNeurosurgeryCenter/ConditionsTreatments/pituitaryadenoma.htm

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pituitary tumor
Alternative Names Return to top. Tumor - pituitary. Definition Return to top. A pituitary tumor is an abnormal growth in the pituitary gland, the part of the brain that ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000704.htm

Patients - Pituitary Tumor
Do I have a brain tumor? While the pituitary gland is inside the head and it is connected to the brain at the skull base, tumors of the pituitary are not ...
http://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/oph/patients/pituitarytumor.shtml

Pituitary Network Association - FAQ
Pituitary Network Association - Pituitary Network Association - FAQ ... What is the pituitary? The pituitary is a small, pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain that ...
http://www.pituitary.org/faq/

Pituitary Tumor Home Page - National Cancer Institute
Definition of pituitary tumor: A tumor that forms in the pituitary gland. The pituitary is a pea-sized organ in the center of the brain above the back of the nose.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/pituitary/