Pituitary Adenomas - From Basic Research to Diagnosis and Therapy

Hardbound. Disciplines as diverse as neurosurgery and neuroendocrinology, radiology and phamacology are directly interested in new trends in basic and clinical research in the area of pituitary tumors. Diagnostic procedures, as well as therapy guided by increasing knowledge in neuroscience have become more sophisticated, accurate and successful in recent years. A multidisciplinary forum thus provided the backdrop to the Sixth European Workshop on Pituitary Adenomas from which the manuscripts of invited lectures are collected in this volume. The Berlin workshop has followed the tradition of the previous workshops covering topics such as molecular biology, physiology, morphology, pharmacology, imaging techniques, neuroendocrinology and modern techniques in neurosurgery all focusing on pituitary tumors. This volume presents the new trends in basic and clinical research in the area.