Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Conditions

This slow-growing, non-cancerous tumor develops on the nerves that control your balance and hearing. It can cause dizziness, hearing loss and tinnitus.

This slowly progressing disorder is caused by an over-production of your growth hormone. It’s usually caused by a non-cancerous pituitary tumor that appears after puberty.

These tumors cause the pituitary gland to make too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). This triggers a high level of a steroid called cortisol, leading to a condition called Cushing’s disease.

This pituitary-related disorder develops when the adrenal glands don’t produce enough cortisol, causing fatigue, weakness and weight loss.

Absent periods or abnormal milk production is caused by an over-production of prolactin.

These slow-growing bone tumors can develop on your skull base or spine. ​​This rare condition is caused by a non-cancerous pituitary tumor that produces too much cortisol.​

These fluid-filled sacs usually cause headaches, hormonal imbalances and vision problems.

With this condition, your kidneys can’t conserve water. You experience extreme thirst and excessive urination.

Roughly 5 percent of pituitary tumors are caused by genetic conditions like multiple endocrine neoplasia or Carney complex. These tumors usually develop in younger patients.

Thes tumors cause the pituitary gland to make too much growth hormone. This can trigger conditions in children (gigantism) and adults (acromegaly). The whole body, or parts of the body, grows larger than normal.

This occurs when the sex glands — testes or ovaries — don’t produce enough testosterone or estrogen.

Hypopituitarism happens when the pituitary gland doesn’t produce enough of one or more hormones.

This condition causes inflammation of the pituitary gland, often leading to headaches, hormone deficiencies and vision problems.

These tumors start in the thin layers that cover your brain and spinal cord. Most are slow-growing and non-cancerous. Learn more about our meningioma care and request an appointment.

This cancerous tumor grows in the area behind the nose and above the throat. Symptoms include unusual nasal congestion, bloody nasal discharge and frequent sore throat. It’s more common in people from Southeast Asia.

With this rare condition, a pituitary tumor grows quickly after both adrenal glands are surgically removed to treat Cushing’s disease.

These tumors develop around the nerves near your eye. They can cause bulging eyes, eyelid deformities and vision loss.

These growths include secreting and non-secreting cancerous and non-cancerous masses.

These tumors cause the pituitary gland to make too much of a hormone called prolactin. Extra prolactin impacts estrogen in women and testosterone in men. Symptoms include irregular menstruation and infertility.

These abnormal growths develop in the bony area behind your eyes and nose or near the bottom of your brain.

Often caused by a tumor, this condition causes your body to produce too much antidiuretic hormone. As a result, you retain too much water and have low blood sodium.

These cancerous or non-cancerous growths can cause headaches, hormonal dysfunction and vision problems.