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Andrew Little, MD, co-director of the Barrow Pituitary Center, explains how endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery is used to treat tumors and disorders of the pituitary gland.
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Stanford neurosurgeon, Dr. Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda narrates this simulation demonstrating the endoscopic endonasal approach to pituitary tumor removal.
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Katlynn Treff was in college when she started feeling tired all the time. Scans revealed she had a tumor on her pituitary gland. On the advice of a relative, Katlynn came to Nebraska Medicine from her home in Kansas for treatment. Historically difficult to reach because of the pituitary gland's proximity to the brain, rhinologist Christie Barnes, MD, used an endoscope to go through Katlynn's nose to the site of the tumor on the pituitary gland. That's when neurosurgeon Bill Thorell, MD, steps in to remove the tumor.

Today, Katlynn is back in college and doing well, thanks to the surgery performed here at Nebraska Medicine.

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Dr. Daniel Kelly, Director of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Pacific Brain Tumor Center & Pacific Pituitary Disorders Center, discusses the essential hormonal functions of the pituitary gland, its anatomy in relation to the surrounding skull base and brain, and the wide-ranging effect of pituitary adenomas and related tumors.

The pituitary gland is known as the master gland, because it regulates the function of the great majority of endocrine glands throughout the body. These functions include regulating the body's stress response (through adrenocorticotropic hormone -- ACTH), metabolism (through thyroid stimulating hormone -- TSH), tissue and bone growth (through growth hormone -- GH), sexual function and reproduction (through luteinizing hormone -- LH and follicular stimulating hormone -- FSH), breast feeding and milk production (through prolactin & oxytocin), and water and electrolyte balance (through vasopressin also known as antidiuretic hormone -- ADH). Pituitary tumors and cysts can cause pituitary gland dysfunction by compressing the gland affect its various functions. Symptoms of pituitary hormonal dysfunction (under-production) include fatigue, decreased energy, weight gain, light-headedness, growth delay (in children), infertility, sexual dysfunction, increased urination and increased thirst, to name a few.

The most common pituitary tumors are pituitary adenomas of which there are two major categories. Endocrine-active pituitary adenomas produce excess hormones and include those causing acromegaly from excess GH, Cushing's disease from excess ACTH, prolactinomas from excess prolactin and the rare TSH-secreting adenomas. In contrast, endocrine-inactive adenomas do not produce excess hormones and typically cause symptoms of "mass effect" which may include hormonal loss (hypopituitarism), visual loss, headaches and tumor bleeding (pituitary apoplexy). The other common tumors that may arise in the region of the pituitary gland include craniopharyngiomas, Rathke's cleft cysts, meningiomas and clival chordomas. This video provides a brief description of all these tumor types. Given the complexity of diagnosing and optimally treating pituitary tumors and related hormonal disorders this video also stresses the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to evaluating and treating pituitary patients that includes neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists (ENT surgeons), endocrinologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, radiation oncologists, neuro-pathologists and neuro-radiologists. The great majority of symptomatic pituitary tumors will warrant treatment with endonasal endoscopic surgery although prolactinomas can typically be treated with dopamine agonist medical therapy.

At the Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Pacific Pituitary Disorders Center, we have one of the world's largest experiences in endonasal endoscopic surgery and comprehensive care for pituitary adenomas and related tumors.

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Neuro-endocrinologist Kevin Yuen, MD, and Neurosurgeon Andrew Little, MD, discuss how common it is for headaches to be a symptom of a pituitary adenoma or a pituitary disorder. #PituitaryTumor #Migraine #PituitaryDisorder

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Dr. John Atkinson, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, explains pituitary tumors. Visit http://mayocl.in/2nTdykj for more information on care at Mayo Clinic or to request an appointment.

Pituitary tumors are typically a benign tumor that presents in a focal area of the nervous system. The pituitary gland controls all of the endocrine functions of the body, from the thyroid to the ovulation. Patients with pituitary symptoms can therefore range broadly. Dr. Atkinson describes the diagnosis and treatment options for pituitary tumors.

Mayo Clinic, across its locations in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, represents one of the largest neurosurgical practices in the world, as well as one of the most comprehensive pituitary tumor practices. Mayo Clinic uses a multispecialty approach. Neuro-radiologists and endocrine specialists use the latest in research and technology to provide the exact care each patient needs.

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The pituitary gland, which sits just below the brain, may be tiny in size, but its role in the human body is huge. Referred to as the “master gland,” it produces hormones that regulate growth, blood pressure, metabolism, sexual function, how we react to stress, and much more. If a tumor forms in the pituitary gland, it can cause the secretion of excess hormones, which can lead to a wide range of problems, including depression, diabetes, frequent bone fractures, vision loss, and other issues. While some pituitary tumors can be treated with medication or radiation therapy, many require surgery. “These tumors are located at the base of the skull, and luckily, just in front of them is an air-filled structure called the sphenoid sinus. To access this space, we enter through the nostrils,” says Sacit Bulent Omay, MD, a Yale Medicine neurosurgeon. In fact, the surgery requires a team approach of an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon who specializes in skull base surgery (the term used for surgery to remove a tumor or growth at the bottom of the skull) and a neurosurgeon. After the ENT surgeon enters the surgical space, the neurosurgeon removes the tumor using image-guided techniques. “We have an immediate visualization of where we are, and it reflects on an MRI scan that the patient had before surgery, which is a very important tool,” Dr. Omay says. In this video, Dr. Omay talks more about Yale Medicine’s Pituitary Tumor Program, which uses minimally invasive treatment methods and is a referral center for complex cases.

0:00 - Hormones: Your Body's Chemical Messenger
0:27 - Pituitary Gland: Hormone Command Center
2:09 - Pituitary Tumor Surgery: Minimally Invasive Approach
3:38 - Yale's Pituitary Program

Neurosurgeon Sandeep Kunwar discusses the anatomy of the pituitary gland and what happens when pituitary tumors form. The California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF is one of the most comprehensive programs in the world for specialized treatment of pituitary tumors and other types of pituitary disorders: http://ccpd.ucsf.edu.

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