Endocrine-inactive pituitary tumors: pathology and current approaches to diagnosis and treatment

pathological hormone secretion, the clinical presentation is determined by the localization of the tumor. Common symptoms include headache and visual field defects. This review addresses the pathology aspects of diagnosis, conservative treatment, and methods of radiation therapy. Drug therapy of endocrine-inactive adenomas is based on the presence of receptors for somatostatin and dopamine in pituitary adenoma cells. Data on stereotactic radiosurgery techniques such as gamma and cyberknife and disease prognosis are presented.