Prevalence Statistics for Types of Pituitary conditions
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Pituitary conditions
The information below shows a list of types of Pituitary conditions,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Pituitary cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Acromegaly |
approx 1 in 25,000 or 0.00% or 10,880 people in USA |
10,880 |
40-60 per million affected people at any time
|
| Gigantism |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Cushing's syndrome |
approx 1 in 500,000 or 0.00% or 543 people in USA |
2,720 |
2-5 per million (NIDCD); 10 per million; 10-15 per million
|
| Pituitary amenorrhea |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hypopituitarism |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hyperpituitarism |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Addison's Disease |
approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA |
2,720 |
1 in 100,000; 13,335 people in the USA 1996 1
|
| Autoimmune Diabetes Insipidus |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Diabetes Insipidus |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Galactorrhea |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Multiple endocrine neoplasia |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 |
approx 1 in 33,333 or 0.00% or 8,160 people in USA |
8,160 |
3 per 100,000 up to 20 per 100,000 (NIDDK)
|
| Prolactinoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Septo-Optic Dysplasia |
N/A |
N/A |
rare
|
Types of Pituitary conditions
For more information about types of Pituitary conditions,
refer to our section on types of Pituitary conditions.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Pituitary conditions usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Pituitary conditions at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Pituitary conditions is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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