Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Tumors

1. Front Matter

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2. Pituitary Adenomas

   • Raymond V. Randall, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Kalman Kovacs

   Pages 1-12

3. Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland and Sellar Region

   • Albert L. Rhoton Jr.

   Pages 13-40

4. Hypothalamic—Pituitary Physiology and Regulation

   • Miklos L. Goth, Gabor B. Makara, Ida Gerendai

   Pages 41-55

5. Epidemiology of Pituitary Tumors

   • Shozo Yamada

   Pages 57-69

6. Pathogenesis and Molecular Biology of Pituitary Tumors

   • Ilan Shimon, Shlomo Melmed

   Pages 71-79

7. Experimental Models of Pituitary Tumorigenesis

   • Lucia Stefaneanu

   Pages 81-90

8. Pathology of Pituitary Adenomas and Pituitary Hyperplasia

   • Bernd W. Scheithauer, Eva Horvath, Ricardo V. Lloyd, Kalman Kovacs

   Pages 91-154

9. Molecular Pathology of Pituitary Tumors

   • Ricardo V. Lloyd

   Pages 155-163

10. Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Pituitary Tumors

    • Mary Lee Vance

    Pages 165-172

11. Neuro-Ophthalmologic Evaluation of Pituitary Tumors

    • Shirley I. Stiver, James A. Sharpe

    Pages 173-200

12. Imaging of Pituitary Tumors

    • Derek Emery, Walter Kucharczyk

    Pages 201-217

13. Positron Emission Tomography in Sellar Tumors

    • Carin Muhr

    Pages 219-224

14. Pituitary Surgery

    • Kamal Thapar, Edward R. Laws Jr.

    Pages 225-246

15. Medical Therapy of Pituitary Tumors

    • Mark E. Molitch

    Pages 247-267

16. Radiation Therapy of Pituitary Tumors

    • B. Dawn Moose, Edward G. Shaw

    Pages 269-277

17. Prolactinomas

    • Charles F. Abboud, Michael J. Ebersold

    Pages 279-294

18. Somatotroph Adenomas

    • Hans-Jürgen Quabbe, Ursula Plöckinger

    Pages 295-315

19. Corticotroph Adenomas

    • Joan C. Lo, J. Blake Tyrrell, Charles B. Wilson

    Pages 317-332

20. Thyrotroph Adenomas

    • Michael Buchfelder, Rudolf Fahlbusch

    Pages 333-342

Eminent clinicians and specialists thoroughly review in great detail every aspect of pituitary tumors. The topics covered include prolactinomas, somatotroph adenomas, corticotroph adenomas, thyrotroph adenomas, nonfunctioning tumors, pituitary tumors, invasive adenomas, and pituitary carcinomas, as well as lesions, exclusive of pituitary adenomas, that occur in the sellar region. Also discussed are the new methods in endocrine diagnosis, high resolution imaging, receptor-mediated pharmacotherapy, microsurgical techniques, improved methods of radiation delivery, and the development of a precise and physiologically meaningful classification of pituitary tumors. Much-needed and brilliantly multidisciplinary, Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Tumors offers all those dealing with pituitary cancer patients today's most comprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment, one whose coordinated treatment strategies have sharply improved long-term survival rates for many patients.

• carcinoma
• classification
• imaging
• prolactin
• surgery
• tumorigenesis

"This is a monumental book, written by eminent specialists and which describes in detail with many excellent illustrations all types of pituitary tumors. It is a multidisciplinary compilation of the latest data covering the epidemiology, genetics, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and therapy of each kind of known types of pituitary tumors. Each of the 25 chapters has a rich reference list. Lavishly illustrated, including histological photographs, and educational schemes, with excellent technical production. It is a pleasure to consult this comprehensive text....This book should be in all hospital libraries and beyond. Of interest to endocrinologists, pathologists, oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiotherapists and geneticists." - Journal of Endocrine Genetics

• Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

  Kamal Thapar

• Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada

  Kalman Kovacs

• Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

  Bernd W. Scheithauer, Ricardo V. Lloyd

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