Is a large pituitary tumor serious?

The pituitary gland is a substance that coexists with the glands. Not only can the glands cause many diseases, but the pituitary gland can also. The most important symptom is a large pituitary tumor, which is a symptom of swelling of the pituitary gland. This disease varies from person to person. Some people have mild symptoms, some have severe symptoms. These should all be treated with special treatments. Some people think that large pituitary tumors are not serious, while others think they are serious. So, are large pituitary tumors serious?

Pituitary tumor is a benign adenoma and the most common tumor in the sellar region, with approximately 1 case in every 100,000 people. The incidence has been increasing in recent years, especially among women of childbearing age. The diagnosis of pituitary adenoma is mainly based on the patient's clinical manifestations, visual field disturbances and other neurological findings, as well as endocrinological and radiological examinations.

It is related to the patient's gender, age, tumor size and extension direction, and the type of hormones secreted, including the following 4 groups of symptoms: 1. Symptoms and signs caused by excessive hormone secretion by pituitary tumors, the most common of which are acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome and prolactin. 2. Compression syndrome of the pituitary gland itself, mainly the decrease in the secretion of pituitary trophic hormones, usually first affecting growth hormone GH, followed by luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and finally adrenocorticotropic hormone and thyrotropin. A few may be accompanied by diabetes insipidus. 3. Symptoms of compression of peri-pituitary tissues, including headache, decreased vision, visual field loss, hypothalamic syndrome and cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea. 4. Pituitary stroke refers to infarction, necrosis or hemorrhage of pituitary adenoma and/or pituitary gland itself. Clinically, compression symptoms and meningeal irritation symptoms may appear rapidly, the clinical manifestations of hyperpituitarism may disappear or be alleviated, and even anterior pituitary function may be reduced.

The diagnosis of pituitary tumors is mainly based on the patient's clinical manifestations, visual field disorders and other neurological findings, as well as endocrinological and radiological examinations. The diagnosis of typical pituitary tumors is not difficult. However, in the early stages of pituitary tumors, when symptoms are not obvious, diagnosis is not easy or even impossible.