In the clinic, there are often patients or patients’ family members holding the imaging film, anxiously telling the doctor that their pituitary gland has grown “something” how to do? In fact, it is very difficult for doctors to diagnose the disease accurately by simply relying on the imaging film. Usually, it is necessary to combine the characteristics of the patient’s case and the main symptoms to make a judgment. For example, the following diseases will show “something growing in the pituitary gland” on the image, but after combining the symptoms, it can be judged that they are not pituitary tumors. Disease 1: Lymphocytic pituitary inflammation Lymphocytic pituitary inflammation is seen mainly in women of childbearing age. The lesions are homogeneous and diffuse, and the main symptom is dysuria (urinating several times more per day), which usually does not require surgery. Disease 2: Lacunar cyst Lacunar cyst is a congenitally developed vesicle sandwiched in the pituitary gland. It usually has no obvious clinical symptoms and does not affect normal life, so it only needs to be rechecked in the hospital on a regular basis. However, if it grows bigger and bigger and presses on the pituitary gland, causing hypopituitarism and menstrual disorders, then surgery should be considered. Disease 3: Hypothyroidism Secondary Pituitary Hyperplasia Hypothyroidism Secondary Pituitary Hyperplasia is actually a condition where the thyroid gland under the laryngeal node “doesn’t work”, and the pituitary gland has to hold back its efforts to push it, which results in its own growing size. Experienced doctors will notice that the patient has weakness, constipation, dry skin, edema and other signs of hypothyroidism, so as to avoid misdiagnosis as “pituitary adenoma”. If the patient is operated according to “pituitary tumor”, the condition will not be relieved, but will be further aggravated! Warm reminder: After you have been examined and found that you have pituitary gland lesions, you must go to a professional pituitary adenoma multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment center for consultation, and then carry out the corresponding targeted treatment after a clear diagnosis by experienced doctors. Otherwise, it is very likely that the best time for treatment will be missed, and the condition may even be aggravated due to wrong treatment!