Can pituitary tumor be cured

Many patients are very worried that their health is seriously threatened after being diagnosed with pituitary tumors. Pituitary tumors are a type of intracranial tumor. Although most of them are benign tumors, if they are not treated in time, let us understand whether pituitary tumors can be cured.

Due to the lack of medical knowledge, people often simply believe that any tumor means death. Is this also true for pituitary tumors? In fact, not all tumors mean death. Among the types of tumors, as long as the tumor is benign, there is no need to panic, because benign tumors can be cured.

Pituitary tumors are benign tumors that are less likely to be malignant among brain tumors. For patients with pituitary tumors whose tumor diameter is greater than 1.0 cm and whose prolactin values ​​are not significantly abnormal, they can recover after surgical treatment; for patients with pituitary tumors with high prolactin levels, they can recover after treatment with drugs such as bromocriptine; for patients with pituitary tumors with low prolactin levels and tumor diameters less than 1.0 cm, gamma knife treatment can be chosen.

Pituitary tumors are tumors that occur on the pituitary gland. They are one of the most common neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for about 10-15% of central nervous system tumors. Most pituitary adenomas are benign tumors. With the development of surgical techniques and the continuous improvement of medical technology, the incidence of pituitary microadenomas has increased in recent years, but fortunately, the cure rate has also continued to improve.

Pituitary tumors are treatable diseases. Therefore, if you are diagnosed with a pituitary tumor, don't worry or be anxious. You can recover if you actively cooperate with the treatment.