How to treat pituitary adenoma?

Update Date: 2025-08-13 Source: Network

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In recent years, with the increasing incidence rate of pituitary adenomas, people are no longer familiar with pituitary adenomas. Pituitary tumors not only affect the normal life of patients, but also bring many pressures to their families. Not only do we need to treat pituitary tumors in time, but also care for patients with vertical tumors. Now let's take a look.

How to treat pituitary adenoma?

First of all: surgical treatment: the first choice, patients with pituitary apoplexy should be emergency surgery. Stereotactic radiosurgery: no sign of intracranial hypertension, tumor diameter ＜ 3cm can be considered γ－ Knife or X-knife treatment. Radiotherapy: the tumor can not be completely removed or can not tolerate surgery

Secondly: drug therapy: Patients with hypopituitarism can be given drug replacement therapy, and those with secretory functional adenoma can use drugs to inhibit pituitary hormone secretion. Principles of medication: 1. Non secretory functional adenoma can be given prednisone, cortisone, thyroxine tablets, methyltestosterone, pituitrin and other alternative treatment to improve pituitary dysfunction, according to the needs of the disease

Finally: bromocriptine is suitable for PRL adenoma and GH adenoma, cyproheptadine is suitable for ACTH adenoma and GH adenoma, and aminotropine is suitable for ACTH adenoma. It is easy to relapse after drug withdrawal, and is often used as an adjuvant after surgery or radiotherapy.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to the balance of electrolyte and body fluid, and supplement blood loss during operation. Antibiotics should be used to prevent infection after operation; The use of neurotrophic drugs to promote brain cell rehabilitation.