Learn About Pituitary Apoplexy Treatments

Gamma Knife Radiation Therapy

When it comes to radiation therapy, you want gamma knife radiation therapy to treat pituitary apoplexy! It's because this form is highly-focused. It will work quite well when other treatments leave something behind. This radiation therapy is also great for small tumors. It's successful, ladies, in about 50 to 90 percent of cases! The exact percentage, of course, varies between each of you. Thankfully, this treatment is considered safe. That said, there are side effects! Examples are seizures, necrosis, brain swelling, and hemorrhage.

Ladies, you will get a steel halo around your head for this procedure. This helps make the radiation be quite precise! Imaging techniques also help here. This form of radiation is going to work to destroy the tumor. It will do this without compromising your pituitary gland or your vision!

Long-Term Monitoring

Ladies, get ready for some long-term monitoring. This comes in after your other treatments to make sure your pituitary apoplexy stays away! It's possible for the tumor to return and trigger it again. Thus, you will get regular MRIs! Most of the time, you will see an endocrinologist. They have special training in the glandular system!

The monitoring you get, ladies, includes hormone replacement therapy a lot. This makes your hormones stay where they need to. You will get blood tests too, to check on your pituitary gland. The good news is your prognosis is good when your treatment starts in good time!