Pituitary tumors are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland and are common intracranial benign tumors, ranking third in incidence of intracranial tumors after glioma and meningioma. So what are the methods to treat pituitary tumor?
1.Surgical treatment of pituitary tumor: 1.Transcranial surgery: It is suitable for those with huge pituitary tumor and extensive invasive growth, only a few cases need to take this approach.
2. Transsphenoidal approach: one is through the superior lip of the mouth – nasal septum – pterygoid sinus approach; the other is through a single nostril approach to remove pituitary tumor.
Radiotherapy for pituitary tumor: It is suitable for pituitary tumors that are not completely operated or may recur and pituitary tumors with tumor diameter less than 3.0 cm.
It is also divided into general radiotherapy and curcuma knife, which is only suitable for small pituitary tumor size, weak and sickly patients, and prone to complications such as hypopituitarism.
Only for patients with prolactinoma, bromocriptine can reduce the size of prolactin adenoma, restore menstruation and ovulation and conception, and suppress pathological overflow, but bromocriptine cannot cure prolactin adenoma at all, and it can continue to increase after stopping the drug, and the symptoms will appear again. Bromocriptine is a semi-synthetic ergotamine alkaloid that stimulates dopamine receptors in pituitary cells to reduce the effect of prolactin in blood. Bromocriptine can also reduce the symptoms of growth hormone adenoma, but the dosage is high and the efficacy is poor.