Pituitary diseases

Introduction: Pituitary diseases

Description of Pituitary diseases

Pituitary diseases (medical condition): Any condition that affects the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain and produces hormones that control other hormone-producing glands. For example it produces a thyroid-stimulating hormone ...more

Pituitary diseases: See also Pituitary conditions:
  »Introduction: Pituitary conditions

Pituitary diseases: Disorders involving either the ADENOHYPOPHYSIS or the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. These diseases usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of PITUITARY HORMONES. Neoplastic pituitary masses can also cause compression of the OPTIC CHIASM and other adjacent structures.
Source: MeSH 2007

Pituitary diseases as a Disease

Pituitary diseases: Another name for Pituitary conditions (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pituitary conditions

Pituitary diseases: Pituitary diseases is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Systemic disorders, Endocrine disorders

Terms associated with Pituitary diseases:

Terms Similar to Pituitary diseases:

• Adenohypophyseal Diseases
• Hypophyseal Disorders
• Neurohypophyseal Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Pituitary diseases:

• Empty Sella Syndrome
• Hyperpituitarism
• Hypopituitarism
• Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
• Pituitary Apoplexy
• Pituitary Neoplasms
• Diabetes Insipidus

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Pituitary diseases

• Hypothalamic Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Pituitary diseases

The following list attempts to classify Pituitary diseases into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Brain Diseases
      • Hypothalamic Diseases
        • Pituitary Diseases

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Endocrine System Diseases
  • Pituitary Diseases

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