Pituitary story: teen battles craniopharyngioma
A story in the Yakima Herald spotlights the case of a high school student from Washington State who underwent surgery for a craniopharyngioma near his pituitary gland. Read more:
Germ cell tumors masquerading as pituitary inflammation
A new study from China looks at germ cell tumors in adults and concludes that they can often be mistaken for pituitary inflammation. Read more: https://bioengineer.org/rare-brain-germ-cell-tumors-in-adults-often-masquerade-as-pituitary-inflammation-study-finds/
Pituitary story: 82-year-old undergoes pituitary neurosurgery
A hospital in Srinagar, India, reports on a high-risk surgery on an 82-year-old female patient to remove a pituitary macroadenoma. Read more: https://kashmirconvener.com/82-year-old-woman-undergoes-high-risk-pituitary-tumour-surgery-at-paras-srinagar/
Child in Ukraine receives donation of pituitary medicine
The nonprofit Direct Relief reports on the case of a 12-year-old boy in Ukraine with pituitary dwarfism who has received growth hormone medications, thanks to charitable donations. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has severely disrupted medical supplies in that country. Read more: https://www.directrelief.org/2026/09/ukraine-war-children-growth-hormone-donations/
Case study: Craniopharyngioma linked to spontaneous singing
A story in Medical Daily.com looks at the case of a woman in Poland with a craniopharyngioma whose symptoms included a spontaneous desire to sing religious songs. The symptom subsided after surgical intervention, but then returned.
https://www.medicaldaily.com/brain-lesions-spirituality-circuit-religious-singing-tumor-479227