Can a pituitary tumor be cured if found i guess "early" enough?
2006-09-12 11:48:58 · 5 answers · asked by labiba_saysz 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Depending on the nature of it (benign or malignant), sure.
2006-09-12 12:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bufford M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As elsewhere in the brain, tumors of the pituitary gland behave according to their cell of origin. Most of these tumor are truly benign, although on occasion they may prove to be malignant (pituitary carcinomas). The list of cells of the pituitary determines the tumor types, as well as the clinical syndromes related to each. Almost all have the good prognosis which calls for total removal. On the other hand, almost all can eventually become "malignant by position."
This is especially true when the tumors grow off to either side, involving the jam packed structures behind both eyeballs, called the "cavernous sinuses." The pituitary gland is located exactly between these two structures, which contain the nerves that control eye movement and the major arteries that feed the brain (carotid arteries, the veins that drain the eyes and other nerve related structures). Therefore, these tumors may occasionally present the patient with double vision, or even something called "Pituitary Apoplexy" (severe sudden headache, loss of and/or double vision, protruding eyeball).
2006-09-12 12:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the pituitary gland is the grasp gland of the physique, whether it isn't the recommendations. Pituitary gland tumors and spinal twine tumors generally create indicators comparable to those of a recommendations tumor, yet they at the instant are not the comparable ingredient.
2016-09-30 21:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by geddings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i had a malignant tumor on my pituitary gland. i am an official cancer survivor. i had it at least a couple of years before they found it. i had chemo and radiation and was too sick to remember most of it. i have some long term affects osteoporosis(tumor wasn't letting me absorb calcium),and i have to take replacement hormones. these have a greater affect because i am 17 and had the tumor when i was 11.
2006-09-12 13:54:23 · answer #4 · answered by iluvhipos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i would think it could be. Have they done an MRI to see the size of the tumor? good luck to you
2006-09-12 12:14:59 · answer #5 · answered by notyours 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋