Diseases of the Pituitary Diagnosis and Treatment [Paperback]

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.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.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 Physil&