Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Disorders

This text provides a detailed update on current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques useful in the management of a broad spectrum of pituitary disorders. The contents reflect the multidisciplinary approach needed for patients with disorders of the pituitary gland, with contributions from both endocrinologists and neurosurgeons, as well as specialty contributions from radiologists, ophthalmologists, pathologists, radiation oncologists, and neurologists. The book focuses on each pituitary tumor subtype, and contains additional chapters related to other lesions of the sella, including tumor management during pregnancy and in the pediatric age group.

Table of contents
Chapter 1: Molecular Pathogenesis of Pituitary Adenomas


Andrea Lania M.D, Ph.D., Giovanna Mantovani, M.D., Ph.D., and Anna Spada, M.D.


Chapter 2: Pathology of Pituitary Adenomas


Roger Gejman, M.D. and E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte M.D.

Chapter 3: Endocrinologic Approach to the the Evaluation of Sellar Masses

Peter J. Snyder, M.D.


Chapter 4: Imaging of the Pituitary Gland, Sella and Parasellar Region


John T. Lysack, M.D. and Pamela W. Schaefer, M.D.


Chapter 5 Neuro-ophthalmology of Sellar Disease


Dean M. Cestari, M.D. and Joseph F. Rizzo III, M.D.


Chapter 6 Prolactinomas: Diagnosis and Management


Amal Shibli-Rahhal, M.D. and Janet A. Schlechte, M.D.

Chapter 7.1 Acromegaly: Pathogenesis, Natural History, and Diagnosis


David R. Clemmons, M.D.


Chapter 7.2 Acromegaly: Medical Management


Pamela U. Freda, M.D.


Chapter 7.3 Acromegaly: Surgical Management


Michael Buchfelder, M.D., Ph.D. and Panagiotis Nomikos, M.D.


Chapter 8.1 Cushing’s Disease: Diagnostic Evaluation


James W. Findling, M.D. and Hershel Raff, Ph.D.


Chapter 8.2 Cushing’s Disease: Surgical Management


Daniel F. Kelly, M.D.


Chapter 8.3 Cushing’s Disease: Medical Management


John R. Lindsay M.D. and Lynnette K. Nieman, M.D.


Chapter 9 Thyrotropin-secreting Pituitary Adenomas


Marina S. Zemskova, M.D. and Monica Skarulis, M.D.


Chapter 10 Non-functioning Adenomas: Diagnosis and Treatment


Carrie R. Muh, M.D. and Nelson Oyesiku, M.D., Ph.D.


Chapter 11.1 Pituitary Surgery: Techniques


William F. Chandler, M.D. and Ariel Barkan, M.D.


Chapter 11.2 Pituitary Surgery: Peri-operative Management


Ariel Barkan, M.D., Howard Blank, M.D., and William F. Chandler, M.D.


Chapter 12 Radiation Therapy for Pituitary Adenomas


Helen A. Shih, M.D. and Jay S. Loeffler, M.D.


Chapter 13 Lymphocytic Hypophysitis and Inflammatory Disease of the Pituitary


Stephen Ulmer, M.D. and Thomas N. Byrne, M.D.


Chapter 14 Pituitary Apoplexy


Steven J. Russell, M.D. and Karen K. Miller, M.D.


Chapter 15 Pituitary Tumors and Pregnancy


Mark E. Molitch, M.D.


Chapter 16 Management of Pituitary Incidentalomas


Lawrence A. Frohman, M.D.,


Chapter 17 Sellar and Pituitary Tumors in Children

Takara Stanley, M.D., Rajani Prabhakaran, M.D., and Madhusmita Misra, M.D., M.P.H.


Chapter 18 Cystic Lesions of the Sella


Brian J. Snyder, M.D. and Kalmon D. Post, M.D.