The life expectancy of patients with pituitary tumors is related to the specific situation and the treatment measures taken, and cannot be generalized.
Pituitary tumors are generally benign, slow-growing and not cancerous. If you have pituitary tumor, it may cause headache, abnormal hormone secretion, vision loss, etc. Women may have breast overflow and menstrual disorders; men may have impotence and infertility. Therefore, pituitary tumors should be treated actively. After standardized treatment, most patients can live with tumors for decades and their life expectancy is basically not affected. However, if the pituitary tumor grows without active treatment, the tumor may compress the surrounding tissues, such as the optic nerve, which may lead to blindness in both eyes in serious cases.
In addition, some patients’ tumors may have sudden hemorrhage and infarction, causing pituitary stroke, which can be life-threatening if not treated in time, and should be treated by neurosurgery department of hospital in time.