Pituitary tumor is one of the most common intracranial tumors, accounting for about 10% of intracranial tumors. Its incidence has been increasing significantly in recent years, and the age of onset is early. In China, with a population of 1.3 billion, the annual number of new cases reaches 13,000-91000, and the actual prevalence is much higher than this figure. Therefore, the correct choice of the department and treatment for pituitary tumors is particularly critical.
It is best to choose a hospital with multidisciplinary treatment for pituitary tumors because the disease is so complex, involving multiple systems and a variety of clinical manifestations. For example, it may show loss of vision, infertility, acromegaly, hypertension, and decreased sexual function; at the same time, it may coexist peacefully with the patient, or it may grow invasively and involve the peripheral nerves and blood vessels; it may require surgery or medication to treat it, or it may be left alone altogether and can be followed up and observed.
Thus, the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumor does not belong to one department alone, but requires multidisciplinary collaboration and multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment, i.e., a pituitary tumor diagnosis and treatment team formed by neurosurgery, endocrinology, gynecology, radiology, pathology, radiotherapy, etc., to develop individualized treatment plans according to patients’ specific conditions.