Pituitary disease
Condition Direction Hormone
Acromegaly overproduction growth hormone
Cushing 's disease overproduction adrenocorticotropic hormone
Growth hormone deficiency underproduction growth hormone
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone overproduction vasopressin
Diabetes insipidus ( can also be nephrogenic ) underproduction vasopressin
Sheehan syndrome underproduction any pituitary hormone
Pickardt-Fahlbusch Syndrome underproduction any pituitary hormone , except prolactin , which is increased
Hyperpituitarism ( most commonly pituitary adenoma ) overproduction any pituitary hormone
Hypopituitarism underproduction any pituitary hormone
Pituitary diseasePituitarySpecialtyEndocrinology A pituitary disease is a disorder primarily affecting the pituitary gland . [ 1 ] The main disorders involving the pituitary gland are :
A pituitary disease is a disorder primarily affecting the pituitary gland. The main disorders involving the pituitary gland are: