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Pituitary Tumors Treatment (PDQ®) - Pituitary Carcinomas

Treatment is usually palliative, to relieve symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life. Treatment may be one of the following:

Surgery to remove the cancer (transsphenoidal surgery or craniotomy) with or without radiation therapy.
Drug therapy to stop the tumor from making hormones.
Chemotherapy.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with pituitary tumor.

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Last Updated: July 19, 2007

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