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 …

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 …

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

BACKGROUND Pituitary carcinomas are rare adenohypophysial neoplasms, the definition,
diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis of which are controversial. METHODS Pituitary …

Pituitary carcinoma is a rare disease, defined by the presence of cerebrospinal or distant
metastasis of a pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET). To review our institutional …

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 …

Pituitary carcinomas, defined as distant metastases of a pituitary neoplasm, are rare; fewer
than 140 reports exist in the English literature. The initial presenting pituitary tumor is usually …

Pituitary tumors are mostly benign lesions, although 5–35% are locally invasive. A small
number exhibit a more aggressive course, infiltrating dura, bone and sinuses, and are …

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 …

Invasive adenomas show pathologic or radiological signs of invasion to the cavernous or
sphenoid sinuses, bone, or nasal mucosa. WHO classification categorizes pituitary …