The pituitary gland is a very important organ of the human central nervous system. It is located in the core of the skull, ventral to the lower part of the thalamus, and is a small, ovoid body. The pituitary gland is divided into two main parts, with the neurohypophysis and the adenohypophysis. The pituitary gland is the most complex and important endocrine gland in the human body, known as the “head of human endocrine glands”, and can produce various hormones, such as growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, gonadotropin, oxytocin, prolactin, and melanocyte stimulating hormone, etc. It can also store and release anti-diuretic hormone secreted by hypothalamus. These hormones have important roles in metabolism, growth, development and reproduction.
Pituitary tumors, on the other hand, are generally a type of tumor that grows on the adenohypophysis, so they are also generally called pituitary adenomas and are mostly benign. Depending on the type of growth cells, pituitary adenomas are divided into prolactin-type pituitary adenomas, growth hormone-type pituitary adenomas, thyrotropin-type pituitary adenomas, adrenocorticotropic hormone-type pituitary adenomas, and of course, non-functional pituitary adenomas. Symptoms of pituitary adenoma mainly include abnormal secretion of various hormones, tumor compression of peripituitary tissues, pituitary stroke and other hypopituitary manifestations, which require timely treatment.
At present, the main clinical treatment for pituitary tumor is surgery. So how much does pituitary tumor surgery cost? The cost of pituitary tumor surgery is generally not too high when you choose a regular national public hospital. At present, we are widely carrying out endoscopic transnasal minimally invasive surgery to treat pituitary tumor, which is performed through the natural channel of nasal cavity to enter the operation area and remove pituitary tumor.