10 Symptoms of a Pituitary Tumor
Symptom #9: Weight Loss and Tachycardia
Since the pituitary gland controls the production and secretion of many hormones, one of the hormones is the thyroid stimulating hormone. This means that the presence of a thyrotrophic pituitary adenoma may occasionally lead to symptoms of hyperthyroidism such as weight loss and tachycardia.
Weight loss occurs when there is a reduction in body mass while tachycardia refers to an accelerated heart beat above 100 beats per minute. However, the incidence of thyrotrophic pituitary adenomas are rare.
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