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A pituitary incidentaloma is a previously unsuspected

pituitary lesion that is discovered on an imaging study

performed for an unrelated reason.

By definition, the imaging study is not done for a symptom specifically related to the lesion, such as visual loss, or a clinical manifestation of hypopituitarism or hormone excess, but rather for the

evaluation of symptoms such as headache, or other head

or neck neurological or central nervous system complaints or head trauma