Leading physicians from a variety of medical specialties summarize their clinical experiences in treating pituitary adenomas in United States and the United Kingdom. Using simple language to describe their approaches, the authors describe the latest treatments for prolactinoma, acromegaly, Cushing's disease, and nonfunctioning pituitary tumors, and the latest surgical techniques. To round out the clinician's understanding of the illness, a patient describes the experience of diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Comprehensive and accessible, Management of Pituitary Tumors: The Clinician's Practical Guide brings together all the medical fields involved in treating pituitary tumors, both for novices in the specialties that manage these cases, and for pituitary specialists seeking to understand better the contribution of other medical disciplines to the treatment of these tumors.

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Pathogenesis of Pituitary AdenomasAndrew LevyProlactinomaPrakash Abraham and John S. BevanAcromegalyMary Lee VanceCushing's DiseaseChristian A. Koch and George P. ChrousosNonfunctioning Pituitary TumorsMary H. SamuelsVisual Manifestations of Pituitary TumorsIan MacDonald and Michael P. PowellSurgical Assessment and Anesthetic Management of the Pituitary PatientMichael P. Powell and Nicholas P. HirschTranssphenoidal SurgeryKamal Thapar and Edward R. Laws, Jr.Transcranial SurgeryMichael P. Powell and Jonathan R. PollockEndoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal SurgeryPaolo Cappabianca and Enrico de DivitiisEarly Postoperative Management of Pituitary TumorsMichael P. Powell, Jonathan R. Pollock, Stefanie Baldeweg, and Stafford L. LightmanLong-Term Postoperative ManagementPaul V. Carroll and Ashley B. GrossmanConventional Radiotherapy for Pituitary AdenomasMichael BradaGamma Knife Radiosurgery for Secretory Pituitary AdenomasMary Lee Vance and Edward R. Laws, Jr.Parasellar Lesions Other Than Pituitary AdenomasKamal Thapar, Tomohiko Kohata, and Edward R. Laws, Jr.A Patient's Perspective on Pituitary TumorsPatsy PerrinIndex