Pituitary Adenomas. The European Neuroendocrine Association's Young Researcher Committee Overview

Anatomy of the pituitary gland.- Physiology of the pituitary hormone secretion.- Pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas.- Epidemiology of pituitary adenomas.- Acromegaly.- Clinical case of acromegaly.- Prolactinoma.- Clinical case of prolactinoma.- Cushing disease.- Clinical case of Cushing disease.- TSHoma.- Clinical case of TSHoma.

Stemming from the ENEA Young Researcher Committee, this didactical book comprehensively discusses all aspects of pituitary adenomas, particularly the practical aspects arising in everyday clinical practice.

Offering valuable tips, it serves as a guide for young trainee endocrinologists facing their first cases of pituitary adenomas. It also includes illustrative clinical cases of acromegaly, prolactinomas, Cushing’s disease, and TSHomas. In addition, a Questions & Answers section is available online.

The mix of fresh enthusiasm and well-established expertise in the field provided by the editors and the committee they belong to make the book both solid and innovative, with an appropriate balance between the traditional knowledge and the most exciting innovations from recent or ongoing research.

Written and edited by young researchers active in the field of neuroendocrinology, it is a valuable resource for anyone working or interested in the field.

Dr Gianluca Tamagno is a Consultant in Internal Medicine with a longstanding clinical, research, and academic experience in the field of neuroendocrinology. He graduated in Genoa (Italy) and trained in Padua (Italy) and Paris (France) before moving to Liège (Belgium) as Clinical & Research Fellow in Endocrinology. He moved to Dublin (Ireland) in 2007 and worked in St Vincent’s University Hospital - University College Dublin as Special Lecturer in Endocrinology. Dr Tamagno was subsequently appointed Consultant in Endocrinology at Marburg University Hospital (Germany). He returned to Ireland in 2013 and worked as a Consultant in St Columcille’s Hospital, in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, and then in Wexford General Hospital - University College Dublin. Currently, he works for the most part at the Hermitage Medical Clinic, Dublin. His clinical and research interests include neuroendocrine tumors, hypothalamic/pituitary disorders, thyroid diseases, and hypoglycaemic syndromes. He is the author of numerous publications in international journals and has been a speaker or chairman at several scientific conferences. He is member of the editorial board of three scientific journals. He is the former coordinator of the European Neuroendocrine Association’s Young Researchers’ Committee. 

Dr Manuel D. Gahete is Associate Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Cordoba and the current coordinator of the ENEA Young Researchers Committee. He graduated in Biology in 2005, obtained his PhD in Sciences “Cum Laude” from the University of Cordoba (Spain) in 2010 and developed his post-doctoral training at the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA). He has published 108 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Translational Oncology, focused on the pathophysiological role of different neuroendocrine systems in endocrine/metabolic disorders and tumor pathologies. He has filed 10 patents, published 31 book chapters, participated in several international conferences as invited speaker and served as Editorial Board member of different journals. He has directed several Doctoral Theses and under- and post-graduate studies and received numerous awards [Andalusian of the Future (2010), Young Investigator Award (2013, European Society of Endocrinology), Young Endocrinologist Award (Spanish Society of Endocrinology, 2019) or Early Investigator Award (American Society of Endocrinology, 2021)].