Transsphenoidal surgery

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Transsphenoidal surgery is a type of surgery in which surgical instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull). Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland.

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Transsphenoidal surgery entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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Hypothalamic/
pituitary axes
+parathyroid

Pituitary	Hypophysectomy/Transsphenoidal surgery E/S: Combined rapid anterior pituitary evaluation panel

Thyroid axis	Thyroidectomy · Parathyroidectomy Medical imaging: Radioactive iodine uptake test · Sestamibi parathyroid scan E/S: hypothyroidism (TRH stimulation test)

Adrenal axis	Adrenalectomy E/S: Cushing's syndrome (Dexamethasone suppression test) · adrenal insufficiency (ACTH stimulation test) · Captopril suppression test Fluid deprivation test

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