How should pituitary tumor be treated

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Pituitary adenoma may be unfamiliar to us. It is a kind of tumor disease that occurs in the anterior and posterior pituitary or residual cells of craniopharyngeal duct epithelium. It is commonly seen among young men. It will have a great impact on the growth and development of patients. The main symptoms are persistent headache, vision loss, visual field defect and other compression syndrome, and acromegaly Abnormal hormone secretion syndrome symptoms, we need to pay attention to. So what's the best treatment for pituitary tumor? Let's talk about it now.

How should pituitary tumor be treated

First, there are many ways to treat pituitary tumor. The best way to treat pituitary tumor is to choose the most appropriate way according to the patient's specific symptoms, degree of development and other factors, such as surgery, medicine and radiotherapy. Generally, comprehensive treatment is adopted, which needs our attention.

Second, drug treatment is a very important aspect. For some patients with prolactin secreting pituitary tumors, dopamine agonists can be used to control PRL levels. Taking bromocriptine and increasing the dose can reduce the level of serum PRL.

Third: for growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas, long-acting octreotide, somadurin and other somatostatin analogues can be selected. In addition, radiotherapy is also an important treatment, mainly for some patients who can not accept surgery or drug treatment.

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In addition, surgical treatment can be chosen. There are many surgical methods, such as transsphenoidal surgery, craniotomy and gamma knife. Surgical treatment has certain risks, which should be paid attention to under the guidance of doctors.