What is the MOST common cause of hypopituitarism?
a. congenital defect
b. metabolic disorder
c. trauma causing damage to the pituitary gland
d. tumor
D
Pituitary tumors more often affect the anterior pituitary rather than the posterior pituitary and are the most common cause of hypopituitarism.
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