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Pituitary Tumor

Symptoms & Signs

What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

A pituitary tumor can cause symptoms that fall into two groups:

general, which are common to all tumors regardless of cell type

specific, which are characteristic of the cell type involved

General symptoms include:

headache

visual impairment, most commonly the loss of vision in the outside top quarter of the visual field in both eyes

weakness

Depending on the cell type making up the tumor, symptoms may include:

abnormal secretion of breast milk

absence of menstrual periods

appearance of purplish marks on the skin

decreased sex drive in males

development of a hump on the person's back, near the base of the neck

excessive enlargement of the hands, feet, and facial features

excessive growth

hair loss and skin coarseness

intolerance to cold

rounded, "moonlike" facial features

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