Most common
     Lactotroph adenoma/prolactinoma (50%)
          Cause amenorrhea and galactorrhea in females
          Cause hypogonadism in males
     Somatotroph/growth hormone secreting adenoma (20%)
     ACTH secreting-corticotroph adenoma (10%)
Classification
     Less than 10 mm in diameter is called a microadenoma

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