How to prevent recurrence of pituitary tumor after surgery

Pituitary tumor is a benign tumor that grows slowly inside the skull. There are two surgical methods for pituitary tumors, one is transcranial pituitary tumor resection and the other is transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection. What everyone is most concerned about after the operation should be how to prevent the recurrence of pituitary tumors after surgery? Well, let's popularize how to prevent the recurrence of pituitary tumors after surgery.

1. Whether the tumor recurs: The vast majority of patients will not have a recurrence after complete tumor removal, but there are still some cases where the tumor grows again, usually at the original tumor site. Generally, the patient should be reexamined 1-2 times in the first year after surgery. If there are no clinical symptoms and imaging abnormalities, the number of reexaminations will gradually decrease.

2. Whether the tumor grows again: Strictly speaking, the definitions of tumor recurrence and tumor regrowth are different. The former refers to the tumor being completely removed by surgery, and then the same type of tumor grows in the brain; the latter refers to the tumor being partially removed by surgery, and then a part of it remains in the brain, and then the residual tumor grows again. In this case, the number of reexaminations is more than the former. Because the condition varies, the number of reexaminations and the interval time are determined according to the specific situation. If clinical discomfort symptoms occur or the original symptoms worsen, a reexamination should be conducted in time. Problems can be found in time through reexamination and timely treatment can be given.

3. Understand the patient's physical condition: After some brain tumor surgeries, many changes in the body's functions and organs occur. For example, patients with pituitary tumors may have high blood sugar, high blood pressure, endocrine dysfunction, infertility, heart failure, fractures, etc. before surgery. How is their recovery after surgery? Do they still need to be given blood sugar and blood pressure lowering treatment? Is the infertility problem related to other diseases? Does the endocrine disorder require hormone replacement therapy? A series of questions need to be dealt with after reexamination.

Some problems are easier to solve, such as infertility, which may be achieved by taking a few medications, but some patients do not pay attention to follow-up examinations, which delays the treatment opportunity. In short, through follow-up examinations, we can further determine the effect of the operation, find problems in time, and deal with them in time, which has important guiding significance for the future health of patients with pituitary tumors. I hope this article can help patients with pituitary tumors and be helpful to everyone.