How to treat a recurrent pituitary tumor

There are three kinds of treatment options after the recurrence of pituitary tumor, i. Surgery; ii. Radiation therapy; iii. Drug therapy. The preferred treatment plan after recurrence of pituitary tumor is still surgery, but the surgery may cause damage to brain tissue, brain dysfunction, seizure, and may also damage the lower pituitary artery, which may cause permanent urolithiasis and so on, and may recur again after the surgery. Secondly, radiotherapy, as a common treatment method for pituitary tumor, radiotherapy is especially suitable for the treatment of recurrent tumors after operation, and it can also be used as an auxiliary treatment means after surgical resection. With the progress of radiosurgery, such as the application of X-knife and gamma knife, its long-term effect is often better. Third, drug treatment, for prolactin type tumor, bromocriptine can be taken orally after surgery.