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								  <h1 class="pagetitle" id="pagetitle"><strong>Clinical Programs</strong> / Pituitary Tumor Program at UCLA</h1>
                                
                                
		
		<pre><font color="#ffffff">Pituitary Tumor Treatment, Symptoms and Diagnosis</font>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/UCLA_BenSkullPitProglogo.jpg" border="0" /></p>
<h3>The Pituitary Tumor Program at UCLA is a multi-disciplinary team of <a href="body.cfm?id=319">health care professionals</a> dedicated to providing state-of-the-art management of pituitary tumors.</h3>
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<p><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=319"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Pit_Prog_subheader_Expert.jpg" border="0" alt="Pituitary Tumor Program: UCLA" width="500" height="70" /></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="body.cfm?id=319"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Steth.jpg" border="0" alt="The UCLA Pituitary Tumor Program is a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals" hspace="7" vspace="2" width="133" height="166" align="right" style="width: 133px; height: 166px;" /><br /></a></strong></p>
<h3>Diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors may require expertise in these fields:</h3>
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<li>Medical management by a <a href="body.cfm?id=319">pituitary endocrinologist</a></li>
<li>Expertise and experience with&nbsp;the most advanced&nbsp;<a href="body.cfm?id=699">minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques</a></li>
<li>Sometimes specialized adjuvant therapies</li>
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<p><strong><br />UCLA has experts in each of these fields who work closely as a team to provide you the best possible care.</strong></p>
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<p><a href="body.cfm?id=699"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Pit_Prog_subheader_Endo.jpg" border="0" alt="UCLA neurosurgeons use state-of-the-art endoscopic techniques" width="500" height="70" /></a></p>
<h3><strong><a href="body.cfm?id=699"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Endoscope.jpg" border="0" alt="We use a teamwork approach, combining the experience and skill of an endoscopic sinus (Head and Neck) surgeon and a neurosurgeon specializing in pituitary tumors. " hspace="7" vspace="2" width="128" height="164" align="right" /> </a></strong>UCLA neurosurgeons use state-of-the-art <a href="body.cfm?id=699">endoscopic techniques</a>, which allow our surgeons to safely, delicately, and effectively remove pituitary tumors.</h3>
<p>This minimally-invasive approach minimizes discomfort, shortens the hospital stay, and leaves no visible scar on the face.</p>
<p>We use a teamwork approach, combining the experience and skill of an <a href="body.cfm?id=319">endoscopic sinus (Head and Neck) surgeon</a> and a <a href="body.cfm?id=319">neurosurgeon</a> specializing in pituitary tumors.</p>
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<td>This video will help you understand the endoscopic / endonasal approach for removal of<br />pituitary tumors.&nbsp;</td>
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<p><a href="body.cfm?id=205"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Pit_Prog_subheader_Compreh.jpg" border="0" alt="Comprehensive Management" width="500" height="70" /></a></p>
<h3>The Pituitary Tumor Program at UCLA offers state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluations and treatment of the following conditions:</h3>
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=205">Pituitary Adenomas</a> 
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=212">Prolactinoma</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=101">Acromegaly</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=137">Cushing's disease</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=145">Endocrine-inactive (non-functioning) adenomas</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=216">Recurrent adenomas</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=237">Thyrotroph-secreting pituitary adenomas</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=206">Pituitary apoplexy</a></li>
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<li>Pituitary failure (<a href="body.cfm?id=207">hypopituitarism</a>) secondary to head trauma, pituitary tumors, intracranial surgery or radiation therapy </li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=429">Diabetes insipidus</a> </li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=185">Nelson's syndrome</a> </li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=135">Craniopharyngioma</a> </li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=215">Rathke's cleft cyst</a> </li>
<li>Other suprasellar, hypothalamic and cavernous sinus lesions: <a href="body.cfm?id=108">arachnoid cysts</a>, <a href="body.cfm?id=141">dermoids</a>, <a href="body.cfm?id=159">gliomas</a>, <a href="body.cfm?id=157">germinomas</a>, <a href="body.cfm?id=178">meningiomas</a> and <a href="body.cfm?id=174">lymphocytic hypophysitis</a>. </li>
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<h3><strong><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Siemens_Trio.jpg" border="0" alt="Our world-class interventional neuroradiologists are experts in performing difficult venous blood sampling studies necessary for Cushing's disease" hspace="7" vspace="2" width="87" height="113" align="right" style="width: 87px; height: 113px;" /></strong>Advanced Diagnostic Imaging</h3>
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<li>Powerful 3_Tesla MRI scanners offer the best chance at visualizing small pituitary tumors</li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=453">Film reviews available</a></li>
<li>World-class <a href="http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=307&amp;action=detail&amp;limit_department=26&amp;limit_division=0&amp;limit_program=5144&amp;CFID=3410569&amp;CFTOKEN=74584582">interventional neuroradiologists</a> are experts in performing difficult venous blood sampling studies necessary for <a href="body.cfm?id=137">Cushing's disease</a></li>
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<h3>Pituitary Tumor Surgery</h3>
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=319">UCLA neurosurgeons</a> have extensive experience with all surgical techniques used for the removal of pituitary tumors 
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=699">Endoscopic endonasal surgery</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=431">Microscopic endonasal surgery</a></li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=431">Minimally-invasive key-hole (eyebrow incision) craniotomy</a></li>
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<h3><strong><a href="body.cfm?id=952"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Novalis.jpg" border="0" alt="The Novalis Beam-Shaped System allows&nbsp;the precise delivery of powerful radiation to a pituitary tumor" hspace="7" vspace="2" width="116" height="79" align="right" style="width: 116px; height: 79px;" /></a></strong>Radiation Therapy</h3>
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<li>The <a href="body.cfm?id=952">Novalis Beam-Shaped System</a> allows the precise delivery of powerful radiation to a pituitary tumor, typically leaving the surrounding tissue unaffected</li>
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<h3>Visual Testing</h3>
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<li>The UCLA <a href="http://jsei.org/" target="_blank">Jules Stein Eye Institute</a> can provide comprehensive ophthalmologic evaluations 
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<li><a href="http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&amp;id=861&amp;action=detail&amp;limit_department=19&amp;limit_division=1055" target="_blank">Neuro-ophthalmology consultations</a></li>
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<h3><strong><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/Clinical_trials.jpg" border="0" alt="Clinical Research Trials at UCLA" hspace="7" vspace="2" width="91" height="110" align="right" /></strong>Clinical Research Trials</h3>
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<li>Cushing's Disease</li>
<li>Recurrent (non-functioning) pituitary adenomas</li>
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<h1><a href="http://neurosurgery.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=866">Conferences, Educational Material, and&nbsp;Courses</a></h1>
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<p><a href="body.cfm?id=957"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Pituitary%20Program/iCase_Title.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>
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<p><br /><br />Pituitary Tumor Resources</p>
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<td width="33%"><a href="body.cfm?id=17">Clinical Programs</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=135">Craniopharyngioma</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=137">Cushing's Disease</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=141">Dermoid Tumor</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=723">Diagnoses - Meningioma and Skullbase Tumor</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=318">Diagnoses - Pituitary Tumor</a><br /></td>
<td width="33%"><a href="body.cfm?id=699">Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery</a><br />Links - Neurosurgery Resources<br /><a href="body.cfm?id=321">Links - Pituitary Tumor</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=178">Meningioma</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=407">Minimally-Invasive Surgery</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=185">Nelson's Syndrome</a><br /></td>
<td width="33%"><a href="body.cfm?id=205">Pituitary Adenoma</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=206">Pituitary Apoplexy</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=207">Pituitary Failure</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=432">Pituitary Function &amp; Hormones</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=429">Pituitary Function Testing</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=952">Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program</a><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=322">Treatment Options for Pituitary Tumor</a></td>
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