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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Pituitary cancer
  1. Pituitary Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. The pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarytumors.html - Health Topics
  2. Growth Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... much growth hormone. Usually the cause is a pituitary gland tumor, which is not cancer. Too much growth hormone can cause gigantism in children, where their bones and their body grow too much. In adults, it can ... include surgery to remove the tumor, medicines, and radiation therapy.
    https://medlineplus.gov/growthdisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Benign Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tumors are abnormal growths in your body. They can be either benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer. Malignant ones are. Benign tumors grow only in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/benigntumors.html - Health Topics
  4. Adrenal Gland Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... hormones. Some tumors may become cancerous. Adrenal gland cancer - ... such as the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland releases hormones that affect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/adrenalglanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Hormones (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... make hormones. The major endocrine glands are the pituitary, pineal, thymus, ... tests are similar - they test for pregnancy hormones in your urine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/hormones.html - Health Topics