Why do pituitary tumors recur and metastasize

Pituitary tumors are mostly treated clinically with surgery, but there is still a certain recurrence rate after treatment, which is mainly related to incomplete removal of tumor cells and residual tumor cells. Therefore, after surgery, you must pay attention to regular check-ups, dietary hygiene and daily health care. So, why do pituitary tumors recur and metastasize? Let us learn about it together.

Since pituitary tumors have a certain probability of recurrence, patients with pituitary tumors should be reviewed regularly after surgery. Experts say that the recurrence of pituitary tumors after surgical treatment is mainly related to the characteristics of the tumor itself. Usually, pituitary tumors only need to be cleanly cut by surgery after onset, and the recurrence rate in the future is relatively small; however, in clinical practice, some invasive pituitary tumors are very easy to recur after treatment. As for which ones belong to invasive pituitary tumors, usually after examination, the patient can help the doctor distinguish them based on magnetic resonance imaging and pathological reports. Therefore, after surgical treatment, doctors usually ask patients to go to the relevant departments to review the films three days, one month, three months, six months, and one year after surgery, so that colleagues can effectively observe the dynamic changes in the surgical area and evaluate the effect of the surgery.

Whether the pituitary tumor will recur or not, the patient needs to know that this situation depends entirely on the condition of tumor resection during surgery and the nature of the tumor itself. If the tumor is no longer visible during surgery, and the patient's endocrine function is normal in subsequent examinations, then under such circumstances, it is generally unlikely to recur.

If the patient's tumor is found to be invasive, then it is relatively difficult to completely remove it because the tumor has no complete interval and grows to other places in the brain. Therefore, the key to the patient's postoperative pituitary tumor is to have a follow-up examination. The patient cannot be careless. If there is a recurrence, timely treatment is also very effective.

Warm reminder: Although pituitary tumors are a serious condition and are prone to recurrence and metastasis, we should not give up treatment. Only symptomatic and causal treatment and correct care can prevent recurrence and metastasis.