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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pituitary infarction is the death of an area of tissue in the pituitary gland, a small gland joined to the hypothalamus (part of the brain). The pituitary produces many of the | Pituitary [[infarction]] is the [[death]] of an area of [[tissue]] in the [[pituitary gland]], a small [[gland]] joined to the [[hypothalamus]] (part of the brain). The pituitary produces many of the [[hormone]]s that control essential body processes. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Pituitary infarction is the death of an area of tissue in the pituitary gland, a small gland joined to the hypothalamus (part of the brain). The pituitary produces many of the hormones that control essential body processes.