Treatment of Growth Hormone–Producing Pituitary Tumors

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment may include the following:

• Surgery (usually transsphenoidal or endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery) to remove the tumor, with or without radiation therapy.
• Drug therapy to stop the tumor from making growth hormone.

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