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D35.2: Benign neoplasm: Pituitary gland

You have benign abnormal tissue in the pituitary gland.

When there is abnormal growth of tissue in an organ, then this is also referred to as a tumor. The tissue in the body is made up of cells. A tumor disorder involves the cells multiplying more than normal. This results in abnormal or excess tissue forming. A tumor can be benign or malignant. The tumor you have is benign. Benign tumors do not destroy the healthy tissue and do not spread throughout the body.

The pituitary gland is a gland in the brain. Many messenger substances are created for the body in this gland. These messenger substances influence growth, metabolism and sex hormones, for example.

A tumor of the pituitary gland can therefore lead to a great range of symptoms. A tumor in the pituitary gland can press on the brain and nerves. This can cause you to have visual disturbances, a headache or vomiting. The pituitary gland also produces lots of hormones. A tumor in the pituitary gland can cause the quantity of messenger substances to be different than normal. Body growth can be changed, for example. You can then have very large hands. The body may also not able to respond well to stress because the formation of stress hormones is altered. Sex hormones can also be changed. Hair growth and your voice can be changed.

However, it is also possible that you will have no symptoms at all.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).