Can pituitary tumors be completely cured?

Most people don't know about pituitary tumors, but they also occur in some patients. Pituitary tumors are a type of malignant tumor, and patients are very painful. Early detection and early treatment are very important. Patients worry about whether they can be cured. Let's find out whether pituitary tumors can be completely cured.

Pituitary tumors have always been a disease that has a great impact on the health of patients. Once this disease develops into a malignant state, there is currently no good treatment method, so many people are paying attention to the cure rate of brain tumors. More than 80% of brain tumors are benign, and malignant brain cancer accounts for only a small part. As long as the location of the brain tumor is appropriate, we generally arrange for surgery first and remove it as much as possible. Then the next step of treatment is determined based on the pathological results. If it is a malignant tumor, postoperative radiotherapy is generally required. Today's radiotherapy technology is very advanced, and brain tumors can be cured. As for whether chemotherapy can be performed, the blood-brain barrier is damaged after radiotherapy, so it can also be done. Moreover, chemotherapy can also increase the efficacy of radiotherapy. Now there are some natural drugs that can also pass through the blood-brain barrier to reach the tumor site and treat the tumor. It may be a growth hormone cell adenoma: the early tumor is only a few millimeters in size, and the main manifestation is excessive secretion of growth hormone.

Pituitary stroke: During the growth of a tumor, due to poor vascular supply or abnormal growth of tumor blood vessels, under certain inducements, tumor bleeding and tumor tissue necrosis may occur. If the tumor is completely hemorrhagic and necrotic, and the tumor capsule ruptures, there will be severe headaches, nausea and vomiting, and even blindness and coma, requiring emergency surgical treatment. Most pituitary tumor strokes manifest as incomplete or partial pituitary strokes, which may be mild headaches, nausea and vomiting accompanied by general discomfort. No special treatment is required, and the patient's symptoms will resolve on their own within a few weeks. The clinical symptoms of some hormone-secreting tumors will be alleviated. If the disease is not cured for a long time, surgical treatment is still required.

Hope this helps, and I wish you good health!