Benign pituitary tumors are not cancerous but can still cause problems if they compress your brain tissue or optic nerves. Some can lead to the under- or overproduction of certain hormones. Your ...
The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...
Researchers describe a new technique for the minimally invasive removal of benign tumors located in the challenging posterior head of the pancreas (right side of abdomen, nestled in the curve of the ...
A routine brain scan can look clear but still leave surgeons guessing. Two benign tumors near the pituitary gland often appear nearly identical on MRI. Choose the wrong one, and the entire surgical ...
Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...
A major new study, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, has shown that cortisol levels in patients with adrenal ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a routine ultrasound to check my kidneys because my father (who is 80) has kidney disease, and his urologist said that it is genetic and that my sister and I should get a ...
A major new study, published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has shown that cortisol levels in patients with ...
IN THIS MORNING’S WOMEN’S DOCTOR. NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR THAT THEY HAVE A TUMOR. AND WHILE A BENIGN TUMOR SOUNDS LIKE IT’S LESS SCARY BECAUSE IT’S NOT CANCEROUS, IT CAN STILL BE DANGEROUS. JOINING US ...