Evaluation and management of pituitary incidentalomas—revisiting an acquaintance

Pituitary lesions discovered incidentally during a radiologic procedure performed for another reason are common. Pituitary incidentalomas have an autopsy prevalence of approximately 10%. Cost-effective strategies are needed to identify the uncommon lesions likely to cause harm, while avoiding unnecessary risk (and expense) to the majority of individuals with benign incidentalomas.