Overview
Nineteen cutting-edge review articles by leading authorities provide a comprehensive overview of the normal function of the pituitary and of the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. Topics range from normal hypothalamic-pituitary interactions and the processes that disrupt them to new advances in pituitary imaging and appropriate surgical intervention in various pituitary disorders. Among the diseases discussed are congenital hypopituitarism, deficiency states, strategies for evaluating patients with hyperprolactinemia, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and glycoprotein pituitary tumors.
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Author: Margaret E. Wierman
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.786kg
ISBN: 9781461284383
ISBN 10: 1461284384
Pages: 406
Publication Date: 17 September 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand 
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Table of Contents
Molecular and Cellular Ontogeny of Distinct Pituitary Cell Types, Cheryl A. Pickett and Arthur Gutierrez-Hartman. Hypopituitarism: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Mary Lee Vance. Prolactin: Normal Physiology, Virginia D. Sarapura. Differential Diagnosis and Management of Hyperprolactinemia, Janet A. Schlechte. Growth Hormone: Normal Physiology, Ian M. Chapman and Michael O. Thorner. Growth Hormone Deficiency: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Maya K. Hunter and Ron G. Rosenfeld. Acromegaly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Ilan Shimon and Shlomo Melmed. ACTH: Normal Physiology, Richard I. Dorin and Lawerance M. Crapo. Cushing Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Maria Alexandra Magiakou, George Mastorakos, and George P. Chrousos. Gonadotropin: Normal Physiology, François P. Pralong and William F. Crowley, Jr. Gonadotropin Deficiency: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Corrine K. Welt and Janet E. Hall. Gonadotropin (FSH and LH) Pituitary Tumors: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Eun Jig Lee and J. Larry Jameson. Alpha Subunit Secreting Pituitary Tumors, Tamis M. Bright and E. Chester Ridgway. TSH: Normal Physiology, Joshua D. Safer and Frederic E. Wondisford. Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors: Different Diagnosis and Treatment, Mary H. Samuels. Infiltrative Diseases of the Pituitary Gland, Michael T. McDermott. Imaging of the Sella and Perisellar Region, John Stears. Neurosurgical Approach to Pituitary Adenomas, Kevin O. Lillehei. Immunohistochemistry of Pituitary Adenomas, B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters. Index.
Reviews
... an excellent book that manages to condense a daunting amount of physiology and pathophysiology into chapter-sized summaries that are concise, yet detailed, relevant, and up-to-date...a good reference manual for any internist who performs initial endocrine evaluation and testing. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal
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