Conditions & Treatments

The Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Clinical Center at Massachusetts General Hospital provides diagnostic services and medical treatments for pituitary disorders including prolactinomas and acromegaly. Our endocrinologists are experienced in the chronic administration of replacement hormones and in the use of drugs which threat hormone excess syndromes, including investigational drugs for the treatment of prolactin and growth hormone disorders.

Our specialists diagnose and manage the full range of neuroendocrine conditions, including:

• Pituitary Tumors

  • Prolactinomas

  • Acromegaly

  • Non-functioning tumors

  • Recurrent pituitary adenomas

  • Thyrotrope adenomas

• Prolactin Disorders

  • Amenorrhea-Galactorrhea Syndrome

  • Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia

  • Infertility

  • Male hypogonadism

• Cushing's Disease

  • Pituitary Cushing's

  • Ectopic Cushing's

  • Adrenal Cushing's

  • Iatrogenic Cushing's

  • Recurrent Cushing's

• Hypopituitarism

  • Hypoadrenalism

  • Hypogonadism

  • Hypothyroidism (central)

  • Growth hormone deficiency

• Posterior Pituitary Dysfunction

  • Diabetes insipidus

  • Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

• Hormone Dependent Neurologic Disorders

  • Headaches

• Sellar Masses

  • Meningiomas

  • Craniopharyngiomas

  • Hypophysitis and other inflammatory disorders

  • CNS Sarcoid

  • Germinomas

  • Other sellar lesions