Why does pituitary tumor recur?

Why do pituitary tumors recur? Pituitary tumors are a benign tumor that grows on the pituitary gland. The recurrence of pituitary tumors is a very distressing thing for many patients. Many patients would like to understand the causes of the recurrence of pituitary tumors so that they can strengthen their health care in life in the future to prevent the recurrence of pituitary tumors. Let’s take a look at the causes of the recurrence of pituitary tumors.

1. There are residues after surgery. The reason for the recurrence of pituitary tumors is that there are residues after surgery. Surgery is usually used to treat pituitary tumors, but surgical treatment may not be thorough. If there is residual tumor tissue, then this part of the residual tumor tissue will proliferate rapidly, which will lead to the recurrence of pituitary tumors. Therefore, in order to avoid recurrence, everyone must be thorough when undergoing surgical treatment. It is recommended to go to a regular professional hospital for treatment.

2. Postoperative complications. If the pituitary tumor surgery directly affects the patient's posterior pituitary, it will easily lead to insufficient secretion of posterior pituitary hormone, which will cause increased urine volume and even complications such as diabetes insipidus. At the same time, hypothalamic reaction, optic nerve damage, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, etc. are also common complications. It is because of the existence of these complications that pituitary tumors will recur.

3. Not paying attention to follow-up examinations. Not paying attention to follow-up examinations is also a cause of pituitary tumor recurrence. Recurrence is often caused by not doing a good follow-up examination after surgery. It is recommended that patients undergo follow-up examinations three days, one month, three months, and six months after surgery. Finally, they need to undergo follow-up examinations every year to observe the dynamic changes in the surgical area in a timely manner.

4. No radiotherapy after surgery. No radiotherapy after surgery is also a cause of recurrence. The reason is that there are residual tumors after surgery, which leads to recurrence. However, if radiotherapy or gamma knife treatment is performed after surgery, it can help patients greatly reduce the probability of recurrence after surgery.

The above introduces the reasons for the recurrence of pituitary tumors. They are often caused by residual tumors after surgery, which is often closely related to incomplete surgical treatment. If you want to avoid recurrence after surgery, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for surgery, and you also need to pay attention to regular physical examinations after surgery.