Pituitary/hypothalamic disorders
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Key Information
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Appropriate Tests
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Clinical assessment, including formal visual field examination, and diagnostic imaging to detect possible space occupying lesion in the pituitary fossa.
See also Hypopituitarism, Pituitary hormone excess and Diabetes insipidus.
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Tumours
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Craniopharyngioma
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Pituitary adenoma
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Histiocytosis
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Germinoma
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Meningioma
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Metastatic carcinoma
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Vascular disorders
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Post-partum necrosis (Sheehan's syndrome)
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Damage following head injury
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Hypophysectomy
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Pituitary irradiation
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Granulomas
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Pituitary hormone releasing factor deficiencies
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Prader-Willi syndrome
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Molecular genetics, Cytogenetics.
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References
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See also Pathology Decision Support Tool: Pituitary Disease or tumour
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