Symptoms
Symptoms can vary quite a bit. It will depend on whether or not the tumor is secreting hormones. The tumor's location at the base of the brain can also cause symptoms.
General symptoms may include:
- Headache
- Blurred vision
- Impotence and infertility
- Painful intercourse
Symptoms from Prolactin Secreting Adenoma (40% of all cases)
- Fractures from osteoporosis
- Milk production from nonlactating females
- Amenorrhea
- Vaginal dryness
Symptoms from Thyrotropin-secreting Adenoma
- Enlarged thyroid (eg goiter)
Symptoms from Corticotropin-secreting Adenoma:
- Menstrual disturbance
- High blood pressure
- High fasting glucose
- Skin changes (increased facial hair, acne, bruising, bluish stretch marks
- Buffalo hump (increased fatty tissue in back)
- Obesity especially around the wrist
- Round face
Growth Hormone-secreting Adenoma
- Acromegaly (adult)
- Gigantism (child)
- High blood pressure
- High fasting blood sugar
- Facial features coarse
- Oily skin
- Excess sweating
Pituitary adenomas may also be associated with the following conditions:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Kidney stones
- Cardiovascular disease
- High blood pressure
- Osteoporosis
- Thyroid disease
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