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DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging  -  Mar 12, 2008
AJNR (subscription),Prolactin elevation by itself is nonspecific and may be due to a variety of medical, neurologic, or pharmacological causes as well as pituitary adenoma,

The Myth of the Myth of HGH as Performance Enhancing  -  Feb 27, 2008
Huffington Post,...from a normal high school girl to a state shot put champion when her pituitary went berserk producing HGH due to a tumor (a pituitary adenoma).

'Cell phones don't cause brain cancer'  -  Feb 7, 2008
Times of India,The case group consisted of newly diagnosed 132 meningioma patients, 88 glioma patients, and 102 pituitary adenoma patients between the ages of 30-69 years

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Mr Jones (not his real name) was an 82-year-old man admitted with a diagnosis of recurrent pituitary adenoma. While not a fast-growing tumor,

Mobile phones do not cause brain cancer  -  Feb 6, 2008
MyADSL,To be more specific they looked at patients with the three most common types of brain cancer, namely glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma, and concluded

Health Highlights: Feb. 6, 2008  -  Feb 6, 2008
Washington Post,...regular cell phone users weren't more likely to develop any of the three most common types of brain tumor -- glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma.

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in the Assessment of the ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,In the absence of a pituitary adenoma, the diagnostic value of the z-score was reduced (area under ROC curve 0.71). Conclusions: Individuals with HPA

Mobiles don't cause cancer after all (probably)  -  Feb 6, 2008
Shiny Shiny,Three of the most common types of brain tumour are glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma and all the patients studied was suffering from one of these

DOCTORS: MOBILES NOT A CANCER RISK  -  Feb 6, 2008
UK Express,The study found no link between glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma, the three most common types of brain tumour, and length of mobile use.

Mobiles 'don't cause brain cancer'  -  Feb 5, 2008
Metro,They found regular use of the devices did not significantly affect the risk of developing glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma.

Brain tumor: the most common solid tumor in children worldwide  -  Jan 23, 2008
Kurdish Globe,Pituitary adenoma (tumors of the pituitary glands). These can sometimes cause Cushings syndrome and other complications due to defects in hormone production

No link between mobile phone use and cancer: Japanese study  -  Feb 6, 2008
AFPYamaguchi, from the Tokyo Women's Medical University, looked at patients with three types of brain cancer -- glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma

More from Sky News on Channel 501  -  Feb 6, 2008
Sky News,The patients had one of three types of tumour - glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma - which together make up 85% of brain cancers.

Mobiles 'not brain cancer risk'  -  Feb 6, 2008
BBC News,The cancer patients had one of the three most common types of brain tumour - glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma. The researchers rated each subject

Study Finds Mobile Phones Don’t Increase Cancer Risk  -  Feb 6, 2008
RedOrbit,The study compared 322 brain cancer patients with one of the three most common types of brain tumor – glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma – and 683

Mobiles 'don't increase cancer risk'  -  Feb 6, 2008
999 Today,University found that regular mobile phone users were not at an increased risk of three types of brain cancer (glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma).

Mobiles Do/Don’t/Do/Don’t Cause Cancer Risk  -  Feb 6, 2008
Digital-Lifestyles.Info,The study compared 322 brain cancer patients suffering the three most common types of brain tumour (glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma) with 683

Radiotherapy for singer Watson  -  Dec 22, 2007
InTheNews.co.uk,...in September 2006 after undergoing surgery to remove a benign brain tumour - known as a pituitary adenoma - at St George's Hospital in south London.

Get Wonderful Information on Cushings Syndrome  -  Dec 2, 2007
American Chronicle,Radiotherapy to the pituitary gland can destroy the pituitary adenoma. This has a good chance of success, but may take months or years to take effect.

Cambridge Who’s Who Recognizes Dr. Serena M. Bordes for Excellence ...  -  Dec 17, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Bordes launched her career in holistic health after helping to correctly diagnose her daughter after she fell ill with a pituitary adenoma.

Growth of a Meningioma in a Transsexual Patient after Estrogen ...  -  Dec 5, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Prolactin-producing pituitary adenoma in a male-to-female transsexual patient with protracted estrogen administration: a morphologic study.

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Combined Treatment of ...  -  Dec 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Pituitary adenoma size decreased in four patients. No increase in tumor size was observed in any of the patients. Conclusion: Long-term combined treatment

acromegaly, fatal if not treated  -  Nov 20, 2007
Bernama,...removal of the pituitary adenoma by an experienced neurosurgeon is usually the first choice," he added. even if a cure is not possible, surgery may be

i'm abnormally tall and sick: guizhou girl  -  Nov 10, 2007
China Internet Information Center|,...the provincial capital, determined that a pituitary adenoma - tumors that grows in the pituitary gland - was causing her problems. in april,

woman with 'wrong' tumour fights insurer  -  Nov 17, 2007
The Observer,...'we accept that mrs ryan has had a large (benign) pituitary adenoma, which, due to its size, extended beyond its normal anatomical site (the pituitary

tenor to return home  -  Oct 31, 2007
InTheNews.co.uk,...benign brain tumour - known as a pituitary adenoma - at st george's hospital in south london. and though he made a full recovering from that operation,

Subclinical Hypercortisolism among Outpatients Referred for ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineSix had functioning adrenal masses and 1 had an adrenocorticotropic hormone–secreting pituitary adenoma. The prevalence of subclinical hypercortisolism

Nonsurgical Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea in Invasive ...  -  Oct 12, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Design, Setting, and Participants: A retrospective review of MPRL patients (n = 114) was compared with patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma (NFA)

FDA Approvals: Evista and Somatulin Depot  -  Sep 20, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Most commonly caused by a pituitary adenoma, the condition most affects middle-aged adults. Current options for drug treatment include surgical removal of

Outcomes and Management of Patients with Cushing’s Disease without ...  -  Sep 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...an ACTH-staining pituitary adenoma is not identified histologically. The clinical significance of lack of histological confirmation remains unclear.

Somatuline Depot, a New Drug for Treatment of Acromegaly, Approved ...  -  Aug 31, 2007
Associated Content,The most common cause of this increased level of GH secretion is a benign hGH producing tumor derived from a distinct type of cells called pituitary adenoma

Endoscopic neurosurgery: A new hope for the nation  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Daily Star,Among the brain tumor surgery they have performed endoscopic approach for pituitary adenoma, intraventricular tumor, colloid cysts of the third ventricle of

Decreased vision in a patient with miliary tuberculosis  -  Jul 31, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Common tumors in adults affecting the chiasm include pituitary adenoma, parasellar meningioma and craniopharyngioma. Internal carotid aneurysm, sarcoidosis,

EXCLUSIVE: SINGER RUSSELL WATSON ON HIS BRAIN OP  -  Feb 17, 2007
Mirror.co.uk,Although the tumour (a pituitary adenoma) proved benign, the surgery to remove it might leave him blind or even kill him. Telling his dad Tim,

Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Is Differentially Expressed in ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)Isa M. Hussaini * , Christy Trotter * , Yunge Zhao * , Rana Abdel-Fattah * , Samson Amos * , Aizhen Xiao * , Crystal U. Agi * , Gerard T. Redpath * , Zixing

High Prevalence of Pituitary Adenomas: A Cross-Sectional Study in ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Context: Prevalence data are important for assessing the burden of disease on the health care system; data on pituitary adenoma prevalence are very scarce.

McCune-Albright Syndrome and Acromegaly: Effects of ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...and fibrous dysplasia, is often difficult to treat surgically because skull base bone dysplasia prevents the removal of the pituitary adenoma.

Novartis Highlights Strong R&D Pipeline, Plans For Multiple New ...  -  Nov 29, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...by excessive excretion of the hormone cortisol from a pituitary adenoma (tumor), a condition for which there is no approved medical therapy.

High Prevalence of Pituitary Adenomas: A Cross-Sectional Study in ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Context: Prevalence data are important for assessing the burden of disease on the health care system; data on pituitary adenoma prevalence are very scarce. ...

McCune-Albright Syndrome and Acromegaly: Effects of ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...puberty, and fibrous dysplasia, is often difficult to treat surgically because skull base bone dysplasia prevents the removal of the pituitary adenoma. ...

Novartis Highlights Strong R&D Pipeline, Plans For Multiple New ...  -  Nov 29, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Phase II studies in Cushing's disease, a rare disorder characterized by excessive excretion of the hormone cortisol from a pituitary adenoma (tumor), a ...

Sonographic Features With Histopathologic Correlation  -  Nov 22, 2006
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...neoplasms, as well as vascular malformations such as schwannoma of the ulnar nerve, cholesterol granuloma of temporal bone, pituitary adenoma, cavernous angioma ...

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