Non-functioning pituitary tumors: any special considerations during pregnancy?
Non-functioning pituitary tumors: any special considerations during pregnancy?
Minerva Endocrinol. 2017 Dec 21;:
Authors: Flitsch J, Burkhardt T
Abstract
New clinical symptoms from pituitary tumors during pregnancy are rare. Either the patient becomes symptomatic from a known lesion prior to conception during pregnancy, or it is a de-novo diagnosis due to acute symptoms. Non-functioning pituitary tumors can be subdivided into non-functioning pituitary adenomas and other pathologies. This review aims at giving a general overview as well as therapeutical considerations, taking into account that no specific recommendations/guidelines are available for this rare clinical problem.
PMID: 29265782 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Endocrinologica - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Minerva Endocrinol Source Type: research