Pituitary Tumor
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
A pituitary tumor can cause symptoms that fall into two groups:
general, which are common to all tumors regardless of cell type
specific, which are characteristic of the cell type involved
General symptoms include:
headache
visual impairment, most commonly the loss of vision in the outside top quarter of the visual field in both eyes
weakness
Depending on the cell type making up the tumor, symptoms may include:
abnormal secretion of breast milk
absence of menstrual periods
appearance of purplish marks on the skin
decreased sex drive in males
development of a hump on the person's back, near the base of the neck
excessive enlargement of the hands, feet, and facial features
excessive growth
hair loss and skin coarseness
intolerance to cold
rounded, "moonlike" facial features
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