Description
The Pituitary, Fifth Edition continues the tradition of a cogent blend of basic science and clinical medicine. The comprehensive text written by expert pituitary scholars is devoted to the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. The new fifth edition has been extensively revised to reflect the most recent data on new research advances in tumorigenesis and new therapeutic approaches for pituitary tumors, particularly in acromegaly and Cushing disease. Notably, new chapters devoted to the Pituitary-Immune Interface and Pituitary Radiotherapy have been included, along with a chapter on Aggressive Pituitary Adenomas developed to align with the WHOs Classification of Pituitary Tumors.Furthermore, new authors have been invited, ensuring a fresh perspective on critical issues in the field. This extensive body of knowledge is useful for students, trainees, physicians, and scientists who need to understand critical pituitary functions and how to care for patients with pituitary disorders.- Provides a detailed description of the wide spectrum of clinical disorders emanating from the dysfunction of the "master gland and the fundamental science underlying pituitary dysfunction- Brings together pituitary experts from all areas of research and practice who take readers all the way from bench research to genomic and proteomic analysis, clinical analysis, and new therapeutic approaches- Describes the mechanisms for disease pathogenesis, including both subcellular and extrinsic mechanisms that subserve normal and disordered pituitary hormone secretion and action
Table of Contents
SECTION I: HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY FUNCTION1. Pituitary Development JACQUES DROUIN AND JONATHAN BRIERE2. Hypothalamic Regulation of Anterior Pituitary FunctionANAT BEN-SHLOMO AND SHLOMO MELMED3. AdrenocorticotrophinLINDSEY S. GASTON AND JOSEPH A. MAJZOUB4. Growth HormoneVIVIEN S. HERMAN-BONERT AND SHLOMO MELMED5. ProlactinROSA MARIA PARAGLIOLA, NADINE BINART, AND ROBERTO SALVATORI6. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone LAYAL CHAKER AND ROBIN P. PEETERS7. Gonadotrophin HormonesANA PAULA ABREU AND URSULA B. KAISER8. The Posterior PituitaryDANIEL G. BICHETSECTION II: HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY DISORDERS9. The HypothalamusANDREA GIUSTINA, AGNESE ALLORA, STEFANO FRARA, ALFIO SPINA, AND PIETRO MORTINI10. Anterior Pituitary FailureELENA V. VARLAMOV AND MARIA FLESERIU11. Pituitary-Immune InterfaceMASAAKI YAMAMOTO AND YUTAKA TAKAHASHI12. Pituitary Dysfunction in Systemic DisordersPEDRO MARQUES AND MARTA KORBONITS13. Drugs and Pituitary FunctionMONICA R. GADELHA, LUIZ EDUARDO WILDEMBERG, AND LEANDRO KASUKI14. The Pituitary Gland in PregnancyANDREA GLEZER AND MARCELLO D. BRONSTEINSECTION III: PITUITARY ADENOMAS15. AcromegalySHLOMO MELMED16. ProlactinomaPHILIPPE CHANSON AND DOMINIQUE MAITER17. Cushing's DiseaseALBERTO M. PEREIRA AND OLAF M. DEKKERS18. Nonfunctioning and Gonadotrophin-Secreting AdenomasNIKI KARAVITAKI AND JOHN A.H. WASS19. Thyrotrophin-Secreting Pituitary AdenomasYONA GREENMAN20. Aggressive Pituitary AdenomasGERALD RAVEROT21. Genetics of Pituitary Adenoma SyndromesADRIAN F. DALY AND ALBERT BECKERS22. Nonpituitary Sellar MassesLUIS V. SYRO, FABIO ROTONDO, OLGA MOSHKIN, AND KALMAN KOVACSSECTION IV: PITUITARY PROCEDURES23. Pituitary ImagingWAIEL A. BASHARI, DANIEL GILLETT, JAMES MACFARLANE, DANIEL SCOFFINGS, AND MARK GURNELL24. Pituitary SurgeryADAM N. MAMELAK25. Radiotherapy in the Management of Pituitary AdenomasROMAN O. KOWALCHUK, DANIEL M. TRIFILETTI, PAUL D. BROWN, AND JASON P. SHEEHAN
