Drawing on the latest advances in the fields of developmental, molecular, and structural biology, Diseases of the Pituitary: Diagnosis and Treatment provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the of the normal functioning of the pituitary and of the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. Topics range from normal hypothalamic-pituitary interactions and the processes that disrupt them to new developments in pituitary imaging and appropriate surgical intervention in various pituitary disorders. Among the diseases discussed are congenital hypopituitarism, deficiency states, strategies for evaluating patients with hyperprolactinemia, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and glycoprotein pituitary tumors.

From bench to bedside, Diseases of the Pituitary: Diagnosis and Treatment offers endocrinologists, neurologists, pathologists, gynecologists, and pediatricians the most up-to-date single reference for understanding the physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of normal pituitary hormones and for treating and diagnosing the various diseases associated with the pituitary.

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Nineteen cutting-edge review articles by leading authorities provide a comprehensive overview of the normal function of the pituitary and of the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. Topics range from normal hypothalamic-pituitary interactions and the processes that disrupt them to new advances in pituitary imaging and appropriate surgical intervention in various pituitary disorders. Among the diseases discussed are congenital hypopituitarism, deficiency states, strategies for evaluating patients with hyperprolactinemia, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and glycoprotein pituitary tumors.

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Molecular and Cellular Ontogeny of Distinct Pituitary Cell Types, Cheryl A. Pickett and Arthur Gutierrez-Hartman. Hypopituitarism: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Mary Lee Vance. Prolactin: Normal Physiology, Virginia D. Sarapura. Differential Diagnosis and Management of Hyperprolactinemia, Janet A. Schlechte. Growth Hormone: Normal Physiology, Ian M. Chapman and Michael O. Thorner. Growth Hormone Deficiency: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Maya K. Hunter and Ron G. Rosenfeld. Acromegaly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Ilan Shimon and Shlomo Melmed. ACTH: Normal Physiology, Richard I. Dorin and Lawerance M. Crapo. Cushing Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Maria Alexandra Magiakou, George Mastorakos, and George P. Chrousos. Gonadotropin: Normal Physiology, François P. Pralong and William F. Crowley, Jr. Gonadotropin Deficiency: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Corrine K. Welt and Janet E. Hall. Gonadotropin (FSH and LH) Pituitary Tumors: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Eun Jig Lee and J. Larry Jameson. Alpha Subunit Secreting Pituitary Tumors, Tamis M. Bright and E. Chester Ridgway. TSH: Normal Physiology, Joshua D. Safer and Frederic E. Wondisford. Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors: Different Diagnosis and Treatment, Mary H. Samuels. Infiltrative Diseases of the Pituitary Gland, Michael T. McDermott. Imaging of the Sella and Perisellar Region, John Stears. Neurosurgical Approach to Pituitary Adenomas, Kevin O. Lillehei. Immunohistochemistry of Pituitary Adenomas, B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters. Index.