摘要
垂体疾病包括由于功能亢进导致的若干临床上严重的疾病。泌乳素瘤、肢端肥大症和库欣病在别处的内分泌疾病章节中已讨论到。垂体功能减退由垂体窝中的垂体细胞破坏或受压所致。功能减退可以影响垂体的前叶和后叶。当足够多的压力产生时，垂体前叶大腺瘤引起垂体前叶激素衰竭。垂体后叶衰竭较少见，更倾向于其他原因所致。
Pituitary disorders include several clinically important conditions that arise because of hyperfunction. Prolactinomas, acromegaly and Cushing＇s disease are discussed elsewhere in the Endocrine Disorders Chapter. Pituitary hypofunction results from destruction or pressure on the pituitary cells in the pituitary fossa. Hypofunction can affect the anterior or the posterior pituitary. Anterior pituitary macroadenomas cause anterior pituitary hormone failure when sufficient pressure occurs. Posterior pituitary failure is less common, and other causes are more likely.
