Pituitary adenomas: current principles of diagnosis and treatment

The review summarizes knowledge on treatment of patients with pituitary adenomas. Pituitary adenomas comprise 15 % of all intracranial tumors being the third most common tumors after meningiomas and gliomas. Multiple studies dedicated to different aspects of this pathology have been conducted. International guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pituitary adenomas with varying hormonal activity have been developed covering use of pharmaceutical, surgical and radiation techniques.