{"id":5840,"date":"2021-06-08T10:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T10:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/?page_id=5840"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T10:50:36","slug":"pituitary-incidentalomas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pituitary Incidentalomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_148136981\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1963224563\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1737954815\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x0 md-x0 lg-x0 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-449303486\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3>PITUITARY INCIDENTALOMAS<\/h3>\n<p>Pituitary incidentalomas are lesions in the pituitary area, which are found as an incidental finding on brain imaging.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-449303486 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-449303486 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1737954815 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-1737954815 .text-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\n}\n#text-box-1737954815 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1963224563 {\n  padding-top: 600px;\n}\n#banner-1963224563 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brain-954823_1280-1035x800.jpg);\n}\n#banner-1963224563 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_148136981 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_158437904\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-48998599\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1334283638\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu stack stack-col justify-start ux-menu--divider-solid\">\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/#tyxaiwma-ypofysis-ti-einai\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is pituitary incidentaloma?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/#tyxaiwma-ypofysis-diagnosi\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tHow are pituitary incidentalomas diagnosed?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/#tyxaiwma-ypofysis-therapeia\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the treatment for pituitary incidentalomas?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-148703933\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 id=\"tyxaiwma-ypofysis-ti-einai\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What is pituitary incidentaloma?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-298496248\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-298496248 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Pituitary lesions (such as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/ogkoi-ypofysis\/\"> pituitary adenomas<\/a>) that are found as an incidental finding on brain imaging are called pituitary incidentalomas.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/#tyxaiwma-ypofysis-ti-einai\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1442125090\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1442125090 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3 id=\"tyxaiwma-ypofysis-diagnosi\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">How are pituitary incidentalomas diagnosed?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-121125268\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-121125268 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The diagnosis of pituitary incidentalomas requires physical examination, history, neuroimaging (e.g. MRI) and hormonal testing to determine which hormone is being over- or under-secreted, and often specialized dynamic endocrine tests are required.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/#tyxaiwma-ypofysis-ti-einai\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-503097672\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-503097672 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3 id=\"tyxaiwma-ypofysis-therapeia\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What is the treatment for pituitary incidentalomas?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-180582306\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-180582306 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The treatment of pituitary incidentalomas depends on whether they are functional, their size, how fast they grow, whether they cause mass effect on nearby structures, age and comorbidities and the patient&#8217;s preference. Their treatment as well as their diagnosis is determined by a multidisciplinary team, including an endocrinologist, neurosurgeon, radiologist, oncologist, pathologist and requires a specialized centre. It usually includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>endoscopic transsphenoidal resection and\/or craniotomy<\/li>\n<li>radiotherapy<\/li>\n<li>medical treatment<\/li>\n<li>hormone replacement<\/li>\n<li>watch and wait<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pituitary-incidentalomas\/#tyxaiwma-ypofysis-ti-einai\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1461299069\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1461299069 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-455625803\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-455625803 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_158437904 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 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