Life expectancy of patients with pituitary tumors

Regarding pituitary tumors, more and more people are paying attention to this disease. The incidence of pituitary tumors has been increasing in recent years. Many patients with pituitary tumors have begun to worry about their lifespans and want to know whether this disease will affect their lifespans. Today we will learn about the lifespan of patients with pituitary tumors.

Let us first understand what kind of disease is pituitary tumor:

Pituitary tumors are a group of tumors that develop from the anterior and posterior pituitary and residual cells of the craniopharyngeal epithelium. About 10% of intracranial tumors have obvious clinical symptoms. Males are slightly more likely to develop pituitary tumors than females. Pituitary tumors usually occur in young and middle-aged people, often affecting the patient's growth and development, reproductive function, learning and work ability.

So will the life expectancy of patients with pituitary tumors be affected by the disease? Let's take a look at the following:

Pituitary tumors are benign tumors. Patients can survive without treatment, but in the later stages, life is worse than death. They will gradually develop blindness, headaches, loss of sexual function, etc. If the tumor is not resolved and is under constant pressure, they will also cause delirium, loss of consciousness, and eventually death from multiple organ failure.

If patients with pituitary tumors actively engage in treatment, most pituitary tumors only need to be removed cleanly through surgery, and the recurrence rate is very small. The pituitary tumor can be removed through surgery, so as long as there is no recurrence, it will not affect the patient's overall life span.

From the above, I believe everyone understands that if pituitary tumors are not treated, they will be troubled by various complications. Even if the patient can take care of himself, his life span will be shortened due to various physical and mental tortures. However, if treated actively, pituitary tumors will not affect the patient's life span.