Pituitary tumor

MONDO:0017611

A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the pituitary gland. The vast majority are adenomas arising from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

Also known as: neoplasm of pituitary, neoplasm of pituitary gland, neoplasm of the pituitary, neoplasm of the pituitary gland, pituitary gland neoplasm, pituitary gland tumor, pituitary gland tumour, pituitary neoplasm

1601 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 23 tagged with Pituitary tumor itself.

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Where it sits in the disease tree

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↑ Reproductive system neoplasm (4662) ↑ Endocrine gland neoplasm (3341) ↑ Pituitary gland disorder (175) ↑ Sella turcica neoplasm (108) ↑ Hypothalamic neoplasm (85)

Sub-types of Pituitary tumor

Pituitary gland adenoma 34 trials · 67 incl. sub-types
9 sub-types
- Familial isolated pituitary adenoma 1 trial · 31 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Functioning pituitary gland adenoma 1 trial · 24 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Non-functioning pituitary adenoma 8 trials · 9 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland adenoma 2 trials Sub-types →
- ACTH-producing pituitary gland adenoma 0 trials
- Chromophobe adenoma 0 trials
- Pituitary gland acidophil adenoma 0 trials
- Pituitary gland basophil adenoma 0 trials
- Pituitary gland mixed eosinophil-basophil adenoma 0 trials
Functioning pituitary gland neoplasm 0 trials · 24 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Functioning pituitary gland adenoma 1 trial · 24 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
Prolactin producing pituitary tumor 2 trials · 11 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Prolactin-producing pituitary gland adenoma 11 trials
- Prolactin-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
Non-functioning pituitary gland neoplasm 0 trials · 9 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Non-functioning pituitary adenoma 8 trials · 9 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland neoplasm 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Pituitary gigantism 4 trials
- Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland adenoma 2 trials Sub-types →
- Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
Pituitary cancer 2 trials · 4 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Pituitary adenocarcinoma 3 trials Sub-types →
- Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
- Pituicytoma 0 trials
- Pituitary blastoma 0 trials
ACTH-producing pituitary gland neoplasm 1 trial
2 sub-types
- ACTH-producing pituitary gland adenoma 0 trials
- ACTH-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland 0 trials
Posterior pituitary gland neoplasm 0 trials
4 sub-types
- Neurohypophysis granular cell tumor 0 trials
- Pituicytoma 0 trials
- Pituitary stalk meningioma 0 trials
- Spindle cell oncocytoma 0 trials

Most studied deeper sub-types

Cushing disease due to pituitary adenoma (23) TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma (2) Growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma 1 (1) Silent pituitary adenoma (1) Functioning gonadotropic adenoma (0) Malignant thyroid stimulating hormone producing neoplasm of pituitary gland (0) Mixed functioning pituitary adenoma (0) Nelson syndrome (0) Null pituitary adenoma (0) Pituitary adenoma 3, multiple types (0) Pituitary adenoma 5, multiple types (0) Pituitary adenoma, growth hormone-secreting, 2 (0) Pituitary gland basophilic carcinoma (0) Somatomammotropinoma (0) TSH producing pituitary tumor (0)

Including sub-types (1601) Tagged with Pituitary tumor (23)

Trials to join now! 10 Not yet recruiting 2 Not yet finished but already full! 6 Completed 4 Terminated 1

Pituitary tumor

Where it sits in the disease tree

Most studied deeper sub-types

Chemotherapy drug temozolomide under review for tough pituitary tumors

A simple eye-tracking test may replace button-pressing exams for pituitary tumor patients