An adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-positive adenoma cannot be confirmed histologically for an appreciable number of patients who have undergone transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease. This ...

In a recent study, Valassi et al. describe a subset of patients with Cushing disease with delayed remission after transsphenoidal adenomectomy. The investigators suggest that expectant management and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ketoconazole led to normal urinary free cortisol levels for 63% of adults with Cushing’s disease. Remission was ...

A new study has shown the Flexible-Fiber CO2 laser to safely cut and coagulate during endoscopic assisted transsphenoidal craniotomies without the line of sight problems encountered with conventional ...

A pituitary tumor is an irregular mass on your pituitary gland (the small gland inside your skull that regulates hormones). A tumor that grows can press on your pituitary gland and change your hormone ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection. This involves inserting a tube into the nostril towards the tumour base and removing the tumour using ...

A 63-year-old man was referred to the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroendocrine & Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center for management of a pituitary macroadenoma. He experienced increasingly severe ...

Before surgery, you will meet with a rhinologist (a doctor specializing in nasal and sinus surgery). The rhinologist will take a special computed tomography (CT) scan of the tumor. This scan creates a ...