Although usually benign, anterior pituitary tumours occasionally exhibit aggressive
behaviour, with invasion of surrounding tissues, rapid growth, resistance to conventional …

Abstract The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) survey reported on the largest cohort
of 125 aggressive pituitary tumours (APT) and 40 pituitary carcinomas (PC). Whilst the …

Pituitary adenomas are common intracranial tumors that are mainly considered as benign.
Rarely, these tumors can exhibit an aggressive behavior, characterized by gross invasion of …

Background Pituitary tumours are common and easily treated by surgery or medical
treatment in most cases. However, a small subset of pituitary tumours does not respond to …

Pituitary carcinomas are rare, making up some 0.2% of all pituitary tumors, but represent a
particular challenge to clinical practice. The diagnosis of a pituitary carcinoma requires …

Pituitary tumours, the most frequent intracranial tumour, are historically considered benign.
However, various pieces of clinical evidence and recent advances in pathological and …

Context: Although pituitary tumors are common, pituitary carcinoma is very rare and is only
diagnosed when pituitary tumor noncontiguous with the sellar region is demonstrated …

Pituitary adenohypophyseal tumors are considered as benign and termed “adenomas”.
However, many tumors are invasive and a proportion of these exhibit an “aggressive …

Pituitary tumors are benign but not uncommonly invade locally into adjacent tissues such as
the cavernous sinus and dura. Some of these invasive tumors exhibit varying degrees of …

The WHO categorizes pituitary tumours as typical adenomas, atypical adenomas and
pituitary carcinomas, with typical adenomas constituting the major class. However, the WHO …