The Endocrinologist will recommend either radiation therapy or surgery. The best form of treatment depends on a number of factors. Drugs such as bromocriptine can sometimes control a pituitary tumor and are often used first. Surgical removal of the pituitary tumor may be effective in improving problems with the eyesight. Also, tumors can now be selectively removed, leaving behind only healthy tissue.
Treatment often halts the progress of the disease.
Cosmetic recovery is often possible, and changes in your bones and your appearance may be reversible. If all or almost all of your pituitary gland is removed or destroyed, you may need lifelong treatment with hormone replacements, such as sex hormones or thyroid hormone. The operation is performed to remove small tumors or cysts from the pituitary gland. Surgery takes place after a channel is made through the nasal septum that divides the nostrils, and into the sphenoid sinus behind it , to reach the pituitary chamber. Pituitary tumors are discovered, using hormone level blood tests, and MRI scans and other special X-ray testing.