Hyperpituitarism

"Hyperpituitarism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Disease of the glandular, anterior portion of the pituitary (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) resulting in hypersecretion of ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES such as GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE ; and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Hyperpituitarism usually is caused by a functional ADENOMA.

Descriptor ID

D006964

MeSH Number(s)

C10.228.140.617.738.250

C19.700.355

Concept/Terms

Hyperpituitarism

Pituitary LH Hypersecretion

Pituitary TSH Hypersecretion

Pituitary FSH Hypersecretion

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hyperpituitarism".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Hypothalamic Diseases [C10.228.140.617]
Pituitary Diseases [C10.228.140.617.738]
Hyperpituitarism [C10.228.140.617.738.250]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Pituitary Diseases [C19.700]
Hyperpituitarism [C19.700.355]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	1	1

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