If someone has 3mm tumor in pituitary gland, does it mean he needs to suffer wit!
Question:
If someone has 3mm tumor in pituitary gland, does it mean he needs to suffer with severe headache?
Answers:
Most pituitary tumors are adenomas. Symptoms include headache and endocrinopathies; endocrinopathies result when the tumor produces hormones or destroys hormone-producing tissue. Diagnosis is by MRI. Treatment includes surgery or radiation therapy and correction of any endocrinopathy.
Symptoms associated with pituitary tumors include:
* Headache
* Visual changes
+ Double vision
+ Drooping eyelids
* Personality changes
+ Decreased sexual interest
+ Irritability
* Seizures
* Nasal drainage
* Skin changes
* Facial changes
+ Moon face, puffy eyes
+ Enlarged jaw and facial bones
* Hair changes
+ Loss of body hair
+ Coarse, thin head hair
+ Thinning of eyebrows
* Weakness
* Lethargy
* Temperature sensitivity
+ Intolerance to cold
+ Intolerance to heat
* Constipation
* Nausea and vomiting
* Low blood pressure
* Problems with the sense of smell
* Changes in weight
+ Weight loss (unintentional)
+ Weight gain (unintentional)
Symptoms only in women:
* Cessation of menses
* Abnormal nipple discharge
* Excessive body hair
Symptoms only in men:
* Breast development
* Impotence
Please see the web pages for more details on Pituitary tumours.