Symptoms of pituitary tumors

Pituitarytumors account for about 10% of all primary intracranial tumors. Most pituitary tumors are benign and can be effectively controlled by surgery and medical or radiation therapy. A small number of pituitary tumors do not respond to standard treatment and exhibit multiple local recurrences. They are defined as invasive pituitary tumors, and rare cases with metastasis are defined as pituitary carcinomas. The highest incidence of benign pituitary tumors is pituitary adenomas. Common symptoms of pituitary tumors include: 1. headache with or without nausea and vomiting. Second, visual impairment. Third, the corresponding symptoms caused by tumor oppression adjacent tissues, such as diplopia, eyelid ptosis, eye movement disorders, facial pain, etc. Fourth, functional pituitary adenoma will cause related symptoms, such as acromegaly, galactorrhoea, menstrual abnormalities, hyperthyroidism, Cushing's disease, etc.