What are the causes of pituitary tumors

Pituitary tumor is also a type of tumor. It has a high incidence rate in young and middle-aged men. Some patients have no symptoms, mostly because of certain concurrent diseases. During examination, pituitary tumors are found, which lead to abnormal pituitary hormone secretion. So, what are the causes of pituitary tumors? Let us learn about it together.

The cause of pituitary tumors is related to the dysfunction of hypothalamic regulation, because the patient's hypothalamic polypeptide hormone can promote the proliferation of pituitary cells. For example, after the patient is transplanted with GHRH gene, it can induce the proliferation of rat GH cells, and then as the disease progresses, it leads to the formation of pituitary tumors. In addition, the lack of inhibitory factors also has a certain promoting effect on the occurrence of tumors. For example, ACTH adenoma can occur in patients with primary adrenal cortex dysfunction. Therefore, patients need to pay more attention to their physical changes. Once abnormalities are found, they should be treated in time to avoid the occurrence of tumors.

In addition, the occurrence of pituitary tumors is also related to the defects of the pituitary cells in the patient's body, because pituitary tumors generally originate from a mutated cell. After a cell becomes diseased, monoclonal expansion or cell replication caused by its own mutation will gradually occur. Once the number of diseased cells reaches a certain level, the patient's pituitary tumor will occur. Moreover, the occurrence of pituitary cells is also related to the intervention of external precipitating factors or the lack of inhibitory factors.

The above-mentioned reasons are the causes that may trigger pituitary tumors. After understanding them, everyone should also know that this disease is extremely harmful to the patient's health. It can not only cause endocrine disorders in patients, but also cause damage to multiple organs in severe cases. Therefore, patients must receive timely treatment after becoming ill to avoid unnecessary harm.