Diseases of the Pituitary

1 Molecular and Cellular Ontogeny of Distinct Pituitary Cell Types.- 2 Hypopituitarism: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 3 Prolactin: Normal Physiology.- 4 Differential Diagnosis and Management of Hyperprolactinemia.- 5 Growth Hormone: Normal Physiology.- 6 Growth Hormone Deficiency: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 7 Acromegaly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 8 ACTH: Normal Physiology.- 9 Cushing Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 10 Gonadotropins: Normal Physiology.- 11 Gonadotropin Deficiency: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 12 Gonadotropin (FSH and LH) Pituitary Tumors: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 13 Alpha-Subunit Secreting Pituitary Tumors.- 14 TSH: Normal Physiology.- 15 Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment.- 16 Infiltrative Diseases of the Pituitary Gland.- 17 Imaging of the Sella and Perisellar Region.- 18 Neurosurgical Approach to Pituitary Adenomas.- 19 Immunohistochemistry of Pituitary Adenomas.

". . . an excellent book that manages to condense a daunting amount of physiology and pathophysiology into chapter-sized summaries that are concise, yet detailed, relevant, and up-to-date. . .a good reference manual for any internist who performs initial endocrine evaluation and testing."-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal