Many pituitary gland tumors when they grow big can compress the optic nerve affecting the vision.
A pituitary tumor may strain on or damage the gland. Some pituitary tumor symptoms might impair your everyday life:
If you have any of these early symptoms you can check your condition through diagnosis pituitary tumor treatment in dubai at Dr. Arun Rajeswaran clinic.
The different types of pituitary tumors are discussed below-
These are pituitary tumors that do not produce any hormones and remain clinically silent until they grow to a larger size. There are no certain symptoms until the tumor is of a certain size. When the size of the tumor is big enough, it can cause headaches and vision problems. Large pituitary tumors damage normal pituitary cells and sometimes this leads to symptoms associated with decreased hormone production.
These benign tumors produce a hormone called prolactin. In women, too much prolactin production leads to an irregular menstrual cycle or even can stop your menstrual cycle. A woman may experience breastmilk production even when not pregnant or breastfeeding. Men might have erectile dysfunction and diminished sexual desire. They may have larger breasts, low sperm, and low body hair. Sometimes it causes headaches and eyesight issues.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal gland to produce steroids which affect your metabolism. Too much ACTH production leads to a condition called Cushing’s disease which leads to abnormal fat deposits on your face, neck, back, belly (abdomen), and chest. Along with all these, your legs also tend to become thin leading to weaker bones. Excess ACTH production can also lead to purple stretch marks on the skin and high blood pressure.
These types of tumors lead to the production of excess growth hormones. In children, excessive growth hormone leads to overgrowth of all the bones of the body and when this happens it leads to gigantism. In adults, excess growth hormone leads to acromegaly which involves joint pain, extra growth in the skull, hands, and feet, deepened voice, a change in facial appearance with extra growth in facial bones, wide spacing of the teeth, snoring, and diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.
Initially, a physical examination is done and medical history of the patient is obtained and then the following investigations are conducted to come to a diagnosis.
Depending on the type of the tumor and the symptoms it produces, various pituitary tumor surgery options include:
If you’re seeking an effective treatment to address this condition, undergoing pituitary tumor surgery in Dubai could potentially assist you in overcoming this illness.
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