Pituitary Disease (Endocrine Updates)
Contributors: Michael C. Sheppard (Editor); Paul M. Stewart (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781402071225
Subjects: Endocrinology; Veterinary science: laboratory animals; Medical Endocrinology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; therapy; Pituitary Diseases; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General; Diseases; Diagnosis; Pituitary gland
First sentence: Pituitary adenomas account for 10% of all clinical presentations with primary intracerebral tumors (1), are found incidentally in 3-27% of autopsies (2,3), and a further 10% of asymptomatic adults harbor pituitary adenomas (4), making pituitary adenomas the most common tumor in the central nervous system.