The Very Best Ways To Treat Pituitary Apoplexy

Gamma Knife Radiation Therapy

Ready for radiation? Yes, obviously you are! So obvious. YOu're getting gamma knife radiation therapy for pituitary apoplexy. It's a high, high focus form of radiation therapy. Yes, it's very, very focused. Your doc loves it when other options leave some tumor behind. It's so, so successful. It works in 50 to 90% of cases, men! What a win, right? Gamma knife radiation is safe, so safe. But of course, there are side effects! They're rare, but look out for seizures, hemorrhage, brain edema, and necrosis.

This radiation beam is so precise. So precise! The tissues around your tumor won't be affected. No, not at all! You get a steel halo here, men. That directs the beam to the right place. Once it fires, it's going to destroy the tumor without hurting your pituitary gland function or your vision. Win!