hyperpituitarism
MONDO:0006793Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hyperpituitarism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Disease of the glandular, anterior portion of the pituitary (pituitary gland, anterior) resulting in hypersecretion of adenohypophyseal hormones such as growth hormone; prolactin; thyrotropin; luteinizing hormone; follicle stimulating hormone; and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Hyperpituitarism usually is caused by a functional adenoma.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006793), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- HyperpituitarismMondoHP:0010514
Where it sits
- A kind of