| transfenoidal hypophysectomy | definition: surgical procedure involving the removal of a pituitary tumor by making an incision in the nasal passage to the pituitary gland below the brain. This is a treatment for primary pituitary tumors, as well as tumors in the breast and prostate gland, whose growth is affected by hormones. (en) term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular |
| hipofisectomía transesfenoidal | definition: procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación de un tumor pituitario mediante una incisión en el pasaje nasal hacia la glándula pituitaria. Es un tratamiento para tumores malignos hormonodependientes del ovario o de la próstata, así como tumores hipofisarios. (es) gender: feminine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 9 term type: main entry term |