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Tumor hipofisario

Nombres alternativos:

Tumor pituitario; Tumor de la hipófisis

Síntomas:

Los síntomas asociados con los tumores hipofisarios abarcan:

En las mujeres:

En los hombres:

Signos y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y observará cualquier visión doble y deficiencias del campo visual, tales como pérdida de la visión periférica o de la capacidad de ver en determinadas áreas.

Los exámenes que ayudan a confirmar el diagnóstico son, entre otros:

Entre los exámenes de la función endocrina están:

Referencias:

Ezzat S, Asa SL, Couldwell WT, et al. The prevalence of pituitary adenomas. Cancer . 2004 Aug 1;101(3):613-9. Review.

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