What to do if pituitary tumor recurs

Pituitary tumor is a common tumor disease and should not be ignored. Because of the special location of pituitary tumor, surgery will inevitably have concerns and worries. The most common is postoperative recurrence, and the pituitary tumor continues to grow. So what should I do if the pituitary tumor recurs? I have collected a lot of information. Now let's learn about the problem of what to do if the pituitary tumor recurs!

1. After the pituitary tumor recurs, you can have a second surgery or radiotherapy. Because surgery may not completely remove the pituitary tumor, radiotherapy is required to control the residual tumor after surgery. This is a very safe treatment method.

2. The treatment of pituitary tumor recurrence should be determined according to the patient's physical condition and personal conditions, because the first treatment of pituitary tumor is mostly surgical treatment, because surgical treatment is to remove the pituitary tumor. After recurrence, it is very likely that the pituitary tumor will be larger than the previous one or not in the original location. So be cautious.

3. Gamma Knife treatment is recommended for the treatment of recurrence of pituitary tumor. Gamma Knife treatment is also a type of radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is to focus all radioactive rays to one point to irradiate the pituitary tumor. It has no side effects, so Gamma Knife treatment is a relatively safe treatment method for the treatment of recurrence of pituitary tumor.

Therefore, to avoid the recurrence of pituitary tumors, patients should be examined two to three times within one year after the pituitary tumor surgery. If everything is normal, the number of reexaminations can be appropriately reduced. Blood sugar and blood pressure should be checked at any time after the surgery, and compared with those before the surgery to observe whether the patient's physical condition is normal. Do a good job of health care in daily life. After the surgery, it is advisable to eat nutritious, light and easily digestible food, eat less spicy and greasy food, and avoid eating catfish. Pay attention to smooth bowel movements, give enough water, and take laxatives and intestinal moisturizing drugs. Strengthen physical exercise to enhance your physical fitness, improve resistance to diseases, enhance immune function, and prevent viral infections.