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Enfermedades de la glándula pituitaria

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 functions of other glands in the body.

With pituitary disorders, you often have too much or too little of one of your hormones. Injuries can cause pituitary disorders, but the most common cause is a pituitary tumor.

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  1. Pituitary Disorders (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 ... functions of other glands in the body. With pituitary disorders, you often have too much or too ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarydisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. 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 ... the functions of other glands in the body. Pituitary tumors are common, but often they don't ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarytumors.html - Health Topics
  3. Familial isolated pituitary adenoma 
    Familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) is an inherited condition characterized by development of a noncancerous tumor in the pituitary gland (called a pituitary adenoma). The pituitary gland, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../familial-isolated-pituitary-adenoma - Genetics
  4. Combined pituitary hormone deficiency 
    Combined pituitary hormone deficiency is a condition that causes a shortage (deficiency) of several hormones produced by the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../combined-pituitary-hormone-deficiency - Genetics
  5. Pituitary tumor 
    A pituitary tumor is an abnormal growth in the pituitary gland. The pituitary is a small gland at the base of ... Most pituitary tumors are noncancerous ( benign ). Up to 10% to 20% of people have pituitary tumors. Many of these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000704.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Pituitary apoplexy 
    Pituitary apoplexy is a rare, but serious condition of the pituitary gland. ... The pituitary is a small gland at the base of the brain. The pituitary produces many of the hormones ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001167.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Acromegaly 
    ... a rare condition. It is caused when the pituitary gland makes too much GH. The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland attached to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000321.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Prolactinoma 
    A prolactinoma is a noncancerous (benign) pituitary tumor that produces a hormone called prolactin. This results in too much prolactin in the blood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000336.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Hypopituitarism 
    Hypopituitarism is a condition in which the pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormones. ... The pituitary gland is a small structure that is located just below the brain. It is attached by a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000343.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Cushing disease 
    Cushing disease is a condition in which the pituitary gland releases too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). The pituitary gland is an organ of the endocrine system . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000348.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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