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==Causes==
==Causes==
For more causes of [[Pituitary carcinoma|pituitary carcinoma, click here]].
For more causes of [[Prolactinoma causes|prolactinoma, click here]].
For more causes of corticotroph adenoma, click here.
For more causes of somatotroph adenoma, click here.
For more causes of Lymphoma, click here.
For more causes of gonadotroph adenomas, click here.
For more causes of pituictyoma, click here.
For more causes of granular cell tumor, click here.


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==

Revision as of 23:43, 14 June 2019


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S.; Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

Classification

Pituitary tumors can be classified according to their pathological characteristics.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pituitary tumor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pituitary carcinoma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anterior Pituitary Gland Tumors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Posterior Pituitary Gland Tumors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prolactinoma
 
Corticotroph adenoma
 
Somatotroph adenomas
 
 
 
 
 
Thyrotroph adenomas
 
Lymphoma
 
Gonadotroph adenomas
 
Pituicytomas
 
Granular cell tumors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Causes

For more causes of pituitary carcinoma, click here.

For more causes of prolactinoma, click here.

For more causes of corticotroph adenoma, click here.

For more causes of somatotroph adenoma, click here.

For more causes of Lymphoma, click here.

For more causes of gonadotroph adenomas, click here.

For more causes of pituictyoma, click here.

For more causes of granular cell tumor, click here.

Differential Diagnosis

References

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