"Pituitary Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D010902
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747 A06.688.357.750 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500 A08.713.357.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Gland- Pituitary Gland
- Gland, Pituitary
- Glands, Pituitary
- Pituitary Glands
- Hypophysis Cerebri
- Cerebri, Hypophysis
- Cerebrus, Hypophysis
- Hypophysis Cerebrus
- Hypophysis
- Hypophyses
Pituitary Stalk- Pituitary Stalk
- Pituitary Stalks
- Infundibulum (Hypophysis)
- Hypophyseal Infundibulum
- Hypophyseal Stalk
- Hypophyseal Stalks
- Stalk, Hypophyseal
- Stalks, Hypophyseal
- Infundibular Stalk
- Infundibular Stalks
- Stalk, Infundibular
- Stalks, Infundibular
- Infundibular Stem
- Infundibulum, Hypophyseal
- Infundibulum
- Infundibulums
- Hypothalamus, Infundibular
- Infundibular Hypothalamus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Central diabetes insipidus (Infundibuloneuro hypophysitis): A late complication of COVID-19 infection. J Endocrinol Invest. 2021 Dec; 44(12):2855-2856.
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Assessment of Available Online Information About Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing in Patient Instructions for Sinus and Pituitary Surgery. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 06 01; 147(6):572-573.
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COVID-19 and endocrine and metabolic diseases. An updated statement from the European Society of Endocrinology. Endocrine. 2021 05; 72(2):301-316.
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COVID-19 and the pituitary. Pituitary. 2021 Jun; 24(3):465-481.
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A potential impact of SARS-CoV-2 on pituitary glands and pituitary neuroendocrine tumors. Endocrine. 2021 05; 72(2):340-348.
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Thyroid disorders and SARS-CoV-2 infection: From pathophysiological mechanism to patient management. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2020 Oct; 81(5):507-510.
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The Superior Hypophyseal Arteries: Anatomical Study with an Endoscopic Endonasal Perspective. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 09 01; 17(3):321-331.
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Impact of USP8 Gene Mutations on Protein Deregulation in Cushing Disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 07 01; 104(7):2535-2546.
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Identification of a Novel PROP1 Mutation in a Patient with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency and Enlarged Pituitary. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 16; 20(8).
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Disease heterogeneity in IgG4-related hypophysitis: report of two histopathologically proven cases and review of the literature. Virchows Arch. 2019 Sep; 475(3):373-381.