 Pituitary Diseases
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Disorders involving either the ADENOHYPOPHYSIS or the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. These diseases usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of PITUITARY HORMONES. Neoplastic pituitary masses can also cause compression of the OPTIC CHIASM and other adjacent structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D010900
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.738 C19.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Diseases- Pituitary Diseases
- Disease, Pituitary
- Diseases, Pituitary
- Pituitary Disease
- Pituitary Gland Diseases
- Disease, Pituitary Gland
- Diseases, Pituitary Gland
- Pituitary Gland Disease
- Hypophyseal Disorders
- Disorder, Hypophyseal
- Disorders, Hypophyseal
- Hypophyseal Disorder
- Pituitary Disorders
- Disorder, Pituitary
- Disorders, Pituitary
- Pituitary Disorder
Anterior Pituitary Diseases- Anterior Pituitary Diseases
- Anterior Pituitary Disease
- Disease, Anterior Pituitary
- Diseases, Anterior Pituitary
- Pituitary Disease, Anterior
- Pituitary Diseases, Anterior
- Adenohypophyseal Diseases
- Adenohypophyseal Disease
- Disease, Adenohypophyseal
- Diseases, Adenohypophyseal
Posterior Pituitary Diseases- Posterior Pituitary Diseases
- Disease, Posterior Pituitary
- Diseases, Posterior Pituitary
- Pituitary Disease, Posterior
- Pituitary Diseases, Posterior
- Posterior Pituitary Disease
- Neurohypophyseal Diseases
- Disease, Neurohypophyseal
- Diseases, Neurohypophyseal
- Neurohypophyseal Disease
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