Moore Sarah A, O'Brien Dennis P
University of Missouri, USA.
Compend Contin Educ Vet. 2008 Jan;30(1):33-40; quiz 41.
Pituitary macroadenomas and macroadenocarcinomas are being increasingly recognized in veterinary medicine. The term macroadenoma is poorly defined in veterinary medicine. Because pituitary imaging is not routinely performed in dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH), the true incidence of pituitary macroadenomas is unknown but may range from 15% to 75% of dogs with PDH. Recent advances in endocrine testing and pituitary imaging have facilitated the detection of pituitary macrotumors, leaving routine imaging of affected patients as the last hurdle to early detection, treatment, and an improved quality of life.
垂体大腺瘤和大腺癌在兽医学中越来越受到认可。在兽医学中，大腺瘤这一术语的定义并不明确。由于患有垂体依赖性肾上腺皮质功能亢进症（PDH）的犬只通常不进行垂体成像检查，垂体大腺瘤的真实发病率尚不清楚，但可能占患有PDH犬只的15%至75%。内分泌检测和垂体成像的最新进展有助于垂体大肿瘤的检测，而对患病动物进行常规成像检查成为早期检测、治疗及改善生活质量的最后一道障碍。
