Pituitary Tumors Resources

General Information

• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  The NLM MedlinePlus page Pituitary Tumor contains information on causes, symptoms, treatment, and more.
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  The NCI provides detailed information on pituitary tumors and their treatment.
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK)
  NIDDK provides information on acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that can be caused by pituitary tumors, and prolactinoma, the most common type of pituitary tumor.
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  The NINDS Pituitary Tumors Information Page covers tumor treatment, prognosis, and research.

Organizations, Support, and Services

• Cushing’s Support and Research Foundation (CSRF)
  The CSRF is dedicated to supporting patients with Cushing’s syndrome and their families. It provides information for patients on the medical aspects of Cushing’s syndrome, puts patients with this syndrome in contact with other patients, and works to increase awareness in the general population and the medical community.
• MAGIC Foundation
  The MAGIC Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that provides support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes, and diseases that affect a child’s growth.
• Pituitary Network Association
  The Pituitary Network Association is an international nonprofit organization for patients with pituitary tumors and disorders, their families, loved ones, and the physicians and healthcare providers who treat them.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

• Developmental Biology and Congenital Anomalies Branch (DBCAB)
  At NICHD, research on pituitary tumors is supported in part through the DBCAB, which focuses on the causes and prevention of congenital and genetic defects.
• Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch
  This Branch at NICHD supports research on nutritional science, childhood antecedents of adult disease, developmental endocrinology, developmental neuroendocrinology, and physical growth and body composition, including bone health and obesity.
• Fertility and Infertility Branch
  This Branch supports scientific research aimed at alleviating human infertility, uncovering new leads on contraceptives, and expanding fundamental knowledge of the processes that underlie human reproduction.
• Section on Endocrinology and Genetics
  Part of NICHD’s Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, the Section on Endocrinology and Genetics also conducts research on pituitary tumors.
• NICHD-NIDDK Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program (IETP)
  The IETP seeks to train internal medicine physicians to become first-rate endocrinologists who seek investigative careers. The fellowship is ideal for physicians who seek a broad education in both research and clinical endocrinology. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), through its Diabetes Branch, Metabolic Diseases Branch, Clinical Endocrinology Branch, and Islet Autoimmunity Branch; NICHD; and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research participate in this program, with faculty from all three institutes.
• NICHD Medical Genetics Training Fellowship Program
  Clinical fellowship training in medical and/or pediatric genetics as a single program or in conjunction with training in pediatric endocrinology (and/or internal medicine and endocrinology) is offered at the Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics (PDEGEN) in the Division of Intramural Research. Training in genetics is offered through PDEGEN's participation in the medical genetics fellowship programs of the NIH led by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
• Pediatric Endocrinology Inter-Institute Training Program
  The fellowship in pediatric endocrinology is a 3-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that provides comprehensive training in clinical patient management as well as guidance in the development of research skills. The fellowship is at NICHD and based at the NIH Clinical Center. The Clinical Center maintains clinical research protocols investigating the treatment of adrenal and pituitary tumors, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Turner syndrome, McCune-Albright syndrome, Cushing's syndrome, obesity, and other important disorders.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.