From the desk of Dr.Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. – co founder – With most endocrinologic conditions, physicians prescribe medication, patients take it with varying degrees of compliance, laboratory test are obtained to assess degree of
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Pituitary genetics, acromegaly, and Irish giants
Reading about each of these famous giants prompted me to dig a bit more to see if there was anything new to report on the genetics of pituitary adenomas. Here’s the latest.
Pituitary Grand Rounds: Watch and Learn!
Pituitary Grand Rounds is a new PWN program loosely based on the practice medical schools routinely use to educate young doctors. It is a fantastic way to share patient’s insights, their symptoms and signs, how
Pituitary Grand Rounds, episode two: a delayed diagnosis of Cushing’s disease
Pituitary Grand Rounds, episode one: nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
News on Stereotactic Radiosurgery’s role for pituitary adenomas
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr., M.D. cofounder – Lehrer and others published a nice review on the role of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for functioning and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas. They reviewed several studies focusing on both the beneficial and adverse effects of the treatment of different tumor subtypes.