How to avoid pituitary tumor metastasis

Clinically, it is found that many patients with pituitary tumors may relapse after being cured, which adds a lot of pressure to patients. How can we avoid recurrence and how can we avoid pituitary tumor metastasis? These problems have always troubled patients with pituitary tumors. In fact, taking preventive measures can avoid pituitary tumor metastasis to the greatest extent.

The vast majority of patients will not have recurrence after complete tumor resection, but there are still some cases where the tumor grows again, usually at the original tumor site. Generally, the patient will be reviewed 1-2 times in the first year after surgery. If there are no clinical symptoms or imaging abnormalities, the number of review will gradually decrease.

Strictly speaking, tumor recurrence and tumor regrowth have different definitions. The former refers to the growth of a similar tumor in the brain after the tumor has been completely removed by surgery; the latter refers to the growth of a partial tumor in the brain after the tumor has been partially removed by surgery, and a part of the tumor remains in the brain, and the residual tumor grows again. In this case, the number of reexaminations is more than the former. Due to different conditions, the number of reexaminations and the interval time are determined according to the specific situation. If clinical discomfort symptoms occur or the original symptoms worsen, a reexamination should be conducted in time. Problems can be found in time through reexamination and timely treatment can be given.

After some brain tumor surgeries, many changes in the body's functions and organs occur. For example, pituitary tumor patients may have high blood sugar, high blood pressure, endocrine dysfunction, infertility, heart failure, fractures, etc. before surgery. Whether the infertility problem is related to other diseases, whether the endocrine disorder requires hormone replacement therapy, etc., all need to be dealt with after reexamination.

Some problems are easier to solve, such as infertility, which may be achieved by taking a few medications. However, some patients do not pay attention to follow-up examinations and delay the opportunity for treatment. In short, through follow-up examinations, the effect of the surgery can be further determined, problems can be discovered and dealt with in a timely manner, which has important guiding significance for the future health of pituitary tumor patients.