The posterior lobe contains axons of neurons that extend from the hypothalamus to which it is connected via the pituitary stalk. The hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, produced by the neurons of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus, are stored in the posterior lobe and released from axon endings (dendrites) within the lobe.The pituitary glands anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) is a true gland which produces and secretes six different hormones: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), growth hormone (GH), and prolactin (PRL). Diagnosis
Diagnosis of pituitary adenoma can be made, or at least suspected, by a constellation of related symptoms presented above.The differential diagnosis includes pituitary tuberculoma, especially in developing countries and in immumocompromised patients. The diagnosis is confirmed by testing hormone levels, and by radiographic imaging of the pituitary (for example, by CT scan or MRI). Classification
Unlike tumors of the posterior Pituitary, Pituitary adenomas are classified as endocrine tumors (not brain tumors). Pituitary adenomas are classified based upon anatomical, histological and functional criteria.
Hand-foot syndrome (Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia or PPE) -skin rash, swelling, redness, pain and/or peeling of the skin on the palms of hands and soles of feet
Stomach ulcers (This is seen more with the intra-arterial infusion). Contact your health provider immediately
Fever of 100.4 °F (38 °C) or higher, chills (possible signs of infection). Contact your health provider
Diarrhea (2 episodes in a 24-hour period)
Nausea (interferes with ability to eat and unrelieved with prescribed medication)
Vomiting (vomiting more than 4–5 times in a 24-hour period)
Mouth sores (painful redness, swelling or ulcers)
Unusual bleeding or bruising
Black or tarry stools, or blood in your stools
Blood in the urine
Yellowing of the skin or eyes
Tingling or burning, redness, swelling of the palms of the hands or soles of feet

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Fertility for both men and women may be affected by floxuridine. Use in research
Apart from its use in chemotherapy, floxuridine is also used in aging research employing a C. elegans model, namely to stop growth and to prevent reproduction. The latter is brought about by treatment of larvae close to maturity with low doses of floxuridine that, even though allowing normal maturation, causes reproducing individuals to lay eggs that are unable to hatch. This limits the population to a single generation allowing quantification of aging processes and measurement of longevity. It has, however, been indicated that floxuridin exposure by itself increases life expectancy potentially leading to flawed data in respective studies. History
Floxuridine first gained FDA approval in December 1970 under the brand name FUDR.