Mesh term Pituitary Diseases
Browse to parent terms:Endocrine System Diseases
Hypothalamic Diseases
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Diabetes Insipidus
Empty Sella Syndrome
Hyperpituitarism
Hypophysitis
Hypopituitarism
Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
Pituitary Apoplexy
Pituitary Neoplasms
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