Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland. Pituitary tumors are generally divided into three kinds dependant upon their biological functioning: benign adenoma, invasive adenoma or carcinomas, with carcinomas accounting for 0.1% to 0.2%, appoximately 35% being invasive adenomas and most being benign adenomas. Pituitary adenomas represent from 10% to 25% of all brain tumors and is thought to happen in about 17% to 25% of most people.
Non-invasive and non-secreting pituitary adenomas are considered to be benign [harmless]; but a recent large study (Fernández-Balsells, "et al." 2011) has shown there are few studies to prove if this is true or not.
Adenomas that are bigger than are called "macroadenomas", and those smaller than 10 mm are called "microadenomas". Most pituitary adenomas are microadenomas. Most pituitary microadenomas often remain undiagnosed and those that are diagnosed are often found as an "incidental finding" [which means found by chance], and are called "incidentalomas".
Invasive adenomas may invade the dura mater, cranial bone, or sphenoid bone. It used to be thought that clinically active pituitary adenomas were rare but recent studies have suggested that they may affect about one in 1000 of the general population.
Skull bossing
Skull bossing is when the bones of the skull become bigger than normal which most often occurs in the frontal bones beneath the forehead. Skull bossing may happen from different medical conditions.
Frontal bossing is when the forehead becomes bigger than normal which may also make the brow ridge stick out more. It happens when the frontal bone becomes bigger because of a medical condition. This often happens when other facial bones of the skull become bigger too, as well as the jaw bone and the bones in the hands and feet. Frontal bossing is usually seen in a few rare medical syndromes such as acromegaly - a chronic medical disorder in which the anterior pituitary gland makes to much growth hormone (GH).
Turricephaly often called "tower skull", may be caused by different medical conditions. In some cases such as Apert and Pfeiffer syndromes, it is caused when sutures in the skull close before they are supposed to.
Turricephaly is also one of the most common problems which affect the bones of the face and skull in those with Sickle-cell disease.
List of suicide crisis lines
Suicide crisis lines are telephone numbers that a person can call if they feel like killing or hurting themselves.
There have been studies in the United States and Australia which show that suicide crisis lines may help people who feel like killing or hurting themselves and may make them feel better.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit group started in 1998. It offers help to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people who may be thinking of killing or hurting themselves. They have a telephone number which is free to call for help and someone to talk to.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK is a network of help centers in the United States. It tries to stop people from hurting themselves or committing suicide, and help them through counselling. It is made up of 159 crisis centers in the United States. It has a 24-hour telephone number that is free to call for people who feel like killing themselves or have big problems that they need to talk about with someone. After dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255), the person calling is connected to their nearest crisis center to get immediate counseling and referrals to local mental health services. The Lifeline supports people who call for themselves or someone they care about.
On December 12, 2019, the US Federal Communications Commission approved a rule that will make 988 the official number for the Lifeline. The 988 number is expected to be fully in place by mid-2021.
Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone (), is a Canadian service for children and young people. It provides counselling and information on the phone and the internet to children who may have problems that they need to talk about with someone. The telephone number is free to call or the person may leave a post on the Kids Help Phone website.
As a charity Kids Help phone relies on the support of community-based volunteers and individual and corporate donors for financial support.
John Glover
John Soursby Glover, Jr. (born August 7, 1944) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in "RoboCop 2", "Scrooged", "Batman & Robin", "", and in his television role as Lionel Luther in "Smallville". He won an Tony Award in 1995.
Glover was born in Kingston, New York on August 7, 1944. He was raised in Salisbury, Maryland. Glover studied at Wicomico High School and at Towson University. Glover is openly gay. He is partners with Adam Kurtzman since 1993.
The Jed Foundation
The Jed Foundation is a non-profit organization working to reduce the rate of suicide and emotional distress among college students. It is the largest such effort in the United States. It works with the government program, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, to develop and spread suicide prevention strategies.
The Jed Foundation was founded in 2000 by Donna and Phil Satow. Their son Jed, a second year student at the University of Arizona, ended his life after struggling with college life. The organization works with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, set up in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Frontal bone
The frontal bone or " os frontis "is a bone in the front of the human skull. The biggest part of the frontal bone is under the forehead. The name comes from the Latin word "frons" (meaning "forehead"). It bone is made up of three joined parts.
The illustration below shows the browridges which protected the Neanderthal face.
Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a medical condition that happens when the anterior (rear) pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone (GH), after a person has passed puberty. If this happens before puberty it causes a condition known as gigantism. A number of medical conditions may cause the pituitary gland to make too much growth hormone, but the most common cause is a tumor on the pituitary gland called a pituitary adenoma'
Acromegaly is most commonly diagnosed in middle aged adults, and can result in severe disfigurement, serious complicating conditions, and early death if not treated. Acromegaly is hard to diagnose when it is just beginning. It is usually not found until 10–12 years after it starts. This is when it causes changes in the way a person looks, especially their face.
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane, February 3, 1956) is an American actor and writer who is known for his roles in "Mousehunt" and in "The Lion King". He won three Tony Awards, an Screen Actors Guild Award, an Emmy Award, and an Drama Desk Award.
In television, he is known for his roles in "Modern Family", "The Good Wife" and "".
Lane won three Tony Awards for his stage roles in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "The Producers" and for "Angels in America".
Lane was born on February 3, 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He studied at St. Peter's Preparatory High School. He is openly gay. In 2015, Lane married Devlin Elliott.
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (born Tara Lyn Charendoff, born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American voice actress, actress, comedian, clown, jester, mime and singer. She is known for her role as Bubbles in "The Powerpuff Girls" and Timmy Turner in "The Fairly OddParents".
Strong was born on February 12, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario. Her father, who is Protestant, is from Scotland. Her mother who is Jewish, is from Britain of Russian descent.
She is fluent in English, Hebrew, Russian, and Scottish.
She is married to Craig Strong since 2000. They have two sons: Sammy (born 2002) and Aden (born 2004).
Ryan O'Neal