Treatment of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment may include the following:

• Surgery (transsphenoidal surgery, if possible) to remove the tumor, followed by watchful waiting (closely monitoring a patient’s condition without giving any treatment until signs or symptoms appear or change). Radiation therapy is given if the tumor comes back.
• Radiation therapy alone.

Treatment for luteinizing hormone–producing and follicle-stimulating hormone–producing tumors is usually transsphenoidal surgery to remove the tumor.

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