Pituitary Disorders

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZW5TZ46JC&sub_...

Children

1.	Panhypopituitarism MAGIC Foundation http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/110/panhypopituitarism_tumors.html




2.	Pituitary Tumors in Children National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/pit.htm

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Pituitary Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010900&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Pituitary: Lifestyle Issues and Prevention Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_4.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	MR Imaging (MRI): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_of_the_head.htm




2.	How Are Pituitary Tumors Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_are_pituitary_tumo...




3.	Growth Hormone American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/growth_hormone/test.ht...




4.	FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fsh/test.html




5.	CRH Stimulation Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/crh.pdf




6.	Clonidine Stimulation Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/clonidine.pdf




7.	Aldosterone and Renin American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aldosterone/test.html




8.	ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/acth/test.html




9.	LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lh/test.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/glossary/

Directories

1.	AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php




2.	Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/endorg/endorg.htm




3.	Find an Endocrinologist Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/resources/specialist.php3

Genetics

1.	Do We Know What Causes Pituitary Tumors? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_do_we_know_what_causes...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Pituitary Tumors (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/pituitary/patient/




2.	Pituitary Tumors National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pituitary_tumors/pituitary_tumors.htm

Organizations

1.	Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/




2.	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/




3.	National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/




4.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Overviews

1.	Pituitary FAQs Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/faq/

Specific Conditions

1.	Empty Sella Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/emptysella/emptysella.htm




2.	Acromegaly National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/acro/acro.htm




3.	Acromegaly (Somatotroph Adenomas) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/4528




4.	Adult Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/disorders/gh_deficiency.aspx




5.	Diabetes Insipidus National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/insipidus/index.htm




6.	Lactotroph Adenomas (Prolactinomas) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/8753




7.	Galactorrhea Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00730




8.	Gigantism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00575




9.	What Is an Endocrinologist? Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/publications/what_is_endocr.html




10.	Hypopituitarism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00479




11.	Prolactinoma National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/prolact/prolact.htm




12.	Rathkes Cysts Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/disorders/rathkes_cleft_cysts.aspx

Statistics

1.	What Are the Key Statistics about Pituitary Tumors American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_stati...

Treatment

1.	Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a S Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00736




2.	Most Frequently Asked Questions When Beginning Gro MAGIC Foundation http://magic.truepresence.com/www/docs/151/growth_hormone_faq.html




3.	Pituitary: Treatment Options Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_3.html




4.	Understanding Transsphenoidal Surgery National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/transsphenoidal.pdf