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Abnormal size of pituitary gland

MedGen UID:
868480
Concept ID:
C4022874
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0012504

Definition

A deviation from the normal size of the pituitary gland. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Vasilev V, Rostomyan L, Daly AF, Potorac I, Zacharieva S, Bonneville JF, Beckers A
Eur J Endocrinol 2016 Oct;175(4):R171-84. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1530/EJE-15-1272. PMID: 27068689
Raper DM, Besser M
J Clin Neurosci 2009 Mar;16(3):385-9. Epub 2009 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.04.023. PMID: 19147363
Nishioka H, Haraoka J, Izawa H, Ikeda Y
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2006 Feb;64(2):184-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02446.x. PMID: 16430718

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mavromati M, Mavrakanas T, Jornayvaz FR, Schaller K, Fitsiori A, Vargas MI, Lobrinus JA, Merkler D, Egervari K, Philippe J, Leboulleux S, Momjian S
Endocrine 2023 Aug;81(2):340-348. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03400-z. PMID: 37222882Free PMC Article
Zhang L, Li X, Li C, Wang Z, Zheng L, Qin G, Wang S, Xu L
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:800135. Epub 2022 Feb 28 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.800135. PMID: 35295993Free PMC Article
Pascual JM, Prieto R, Rosdolsky M
Handb Clin Neurol 2021;181:75-115. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820683-6.00007-5. PMID: 34238481
Larkin S, Karavitaki N, Ansorge O
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;124:255-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59602-4.00017-4. PMID: 25248592
Delman BN, Fatterpekar GM, Law M, Naidich TP
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2008 Feb;5 Suppl 2:708-19. PMID: 18317442

Diagnosis

Vasilev V, Rostomyan L, Daly AF, Potorac I, Zacharieva S, Bonneville JF, Beckers A
Eur J Endocrinol 2016 Oct;175(4):R171-84. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1530/EJE-15-1272. PMID: 27068689
Larkin S, Karavitaki N, Ansorge O
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;124:255-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59602-4.00017-4. PMID: 25248592
Salvatori R
JAMA 2005 Nov 16;294(19):2481-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.294.19.2481. PMID: 16287959
Maghnie M
Horm Res 2003;59 Suppl 1:42-54. doi: 10.1159/000067844. PMID: 12566720
Mokri B
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2001 Mar;1(2):109-17. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0005-y. PMID: 11898506

Therapy

Krasnow MD, Krasnow NA, McGuirk L, Patale TP, Manely S, Sayegh E, Epstein B, Hanif SA, Mehta S, Tenner M, Schefflein J, Mehta H, Noto RA
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2023 Jan 27;36(1):36-42. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0333. PMID: 36394493
Schreckinger M, Szerlip N, Mittal S
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2013 Feb;115(2):121-6. Epub 2012 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.08.009. PMID: 22921808
Salvatori R
JAMA 2005 Nov 16;294(19):2481-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.294.19.2481. PMID: 16287959
Mokri B
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2001 Mar;1(2):109-17. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0005-y. PMID: 11898506
Mokri B
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2001 Jun;5(3):284-91. doi: 10.1007/s11916-001-0045-7. PMID: 11309218

Prognosis

Mavromati M, Mavrakanas T, Jornayvaz FR, Schaller K, Fitsiori A, Vargas MI, Lobrinus JA, Merkler D, Egervari K, Philippe J, Leboulleux S, Momjian S
Endocrine 2023 Aug;81(2):340-348. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03400-z. PMID: 37222882Free PMC Article
Besci Ö, Yaşar E, Erbaş İM, Acınıklı KY, Demir K, Böber E, Abacı A
Turk J Pediatr 2022;64(5):900-908. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.4953. PMID: 36305440
Moszczyńska E, Kunecka K, Baszyńska-Wilk M, Perek-Polnik M, Majak D, Grajkowska W
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:868558. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.868558. PMID: 35669693Free PMC Article
Naumova L, Milevska-Vovchuk L, Burak A, Krytskyy T, Pankiv I
Georgian Med News 2021 May;(314):116-120. PMID: 34248039
Shareef M, Nasrallah MP, AlArab N, Atweh LA, Zadeh C, Hourani R
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2021 Feb;94(2):269-276. Epub 2020 Nov 6 doi: 10.1111/cen.14353. PMID: 33098093

Clinical prediction guides

Mavromati M, Mavrakanas T, Jornayvaz FR, Schaller K, Fitsiori A, Vargas MI, Lobrinus JA, Merkler D, Egervari K, Philippe J, Leboulleux S, Momjian S
Endocrine 2023 Aug;81(2):340-348. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03400-z. PMID: 37222882Free PMC Article
Moszczyńska E, Kunecka K, Baszyńska-Wilk M, Perek-Polnik M, Majak D, Grajkowska W
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:868558. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.868558. PMID: 35669693Free PMC Article
Di Iorgi N, Allegri AE, Napoli F, Bertelli E, Olivieri I, Rossi A, Maghnie M
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2012 Feb;76(2):161-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04238.x. PMID: 21955099
Molitch ME
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1997 Dec;26(4):725-40. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8529(05)70279-6. PMID: 9429857
Prasad AS
Clin Endocrinol Metab 1985 Aug;14(3):567-89. doi: 10.1016/s0300-595x(85)80007-4. PMID: 3905080

Recent systematic reviews

Velentza L, Tolia M, Christakou C, Nikolaou M, Zerdes I, Tsoukalas N, Hajiioannou J, Tsanadis K, Rigas G, Mitsis M, Theodorou K, Pistevou-Gombaki K, Tsekeris P, Kyrgias G
J BUON 2017 Sep-Oct;22(5):1240-1245. PMID: 29135108
Borges S, Gayer-Anderson C, Mondelli V
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013 May;38(5):603-11. Epub 2013 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.12.025. PMID: 23369532
Sawka AM, Lea J, Alshehri B, Straus S, Tsang RW, Brierley JD, Thabane L, Rotstein L, Gafni A, Ezzat S, Goldstein DP
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2008 Apr;68(4):610-7. Epub 2007 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03081.x. PMID: 17973944

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