Pituitary Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Etiology of Pituitary Tumours

   • Anthony P. Heaney, Shlomo Melmed

   Pages 1-31

3. Pathology of the Pituitary

   • Ann Marie McNichol

   Pages 33-50

4. Imaging the Pituitary

   • Julie F. C. Olliff

   Pages 51-73

5. Non-Functioning Pituitary Tumours

   • R. N. Clayton

   Pages 75-93

6. Prolactinoma

   • A. J. Norris, J. R. E. Davis

   Pages 95-112

7. Acromegaly

   • James Gibney, Ken Ky Ho

   Pages 113-126

8. Cushing’s Disease

   • A. Brew Atkinson

   Pages 127-165

9. Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

   • Paolo Beck-Peccoz, Luca Persani

   Pages 167-184

10. Craniopharyngioma

    • P. H. Baylis, Steven G. Ball

    Pages 185-205

11. Pituitary Incidentaloma

    • Mark E. Molitch

    Pages 207-220

12. Pituitary Surgery

    • J. A. H. Wass

    Pages 221-231

13. Radiotherapy for Pituitary Tumours

    • P. N. Plowman

    Pages 233-246

14. Testing of Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis

    • John J. Orrego, Ariel L. Barkan

    Pages 247-267

15. Back Matter

    Pages 269-276

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Pituitary Disease brings together an international panel of experts who summarize the most recent and exciting advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disease. Coverage includes pathogenesis and pathology of pituitary tumors; clinical scenarios underpinning each type of pituitary tumor as well as their diagnosis and treatment. It is a useful resource for clinicians, students or researchers with an interest in the pituitary and its disorders.

• Tumor
• diagnosis
• pathology
• prolactin
• surgery
• diabetes

• University of Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

  Michael C. Sheppard, Paul M. Stewart

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