Benign and malignant tumors of the pituitary gland

L Albano, M Losa, LR Barzaghi, P Mortini - … Volume 2: The Path to Bedside …, 2023 - Springer
Pituitary gland tumors represent approximately 10–15% of all brain tumors and the most
common neoplasms of the sellar region. Among them, pituitary adenomas are the …

A proposed clinical classification for pituitary neoplasms to guide therapy and prognosis

KKY Ho, M Fleseriu, J Wass, L Katznelson… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2024 - thelancet.com
No comprehensive classification system that guides prognosis and therapy of pituitary
adenomas exists. The 2022 WHO histopathology-based classification system can only be …

Imaging of pituitary tumors: an update with the 5th WHO Classifications—part 1. Pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET)/pituitary adenoma

T Tsukamoto, Y Miki - Japanese Journal of Radiology, 2023 - Springer
The pituitary gland is the body's master gland of the endocrine glands. Although it is a small
organ, many types of tumors can develop within it. The recently revised fifth edition of the …

Clinical practice and nomenclature of pituitary neoplasms: common sense must prevail

PM Stewart - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Even without direct involvement, it has been difficult to avoid the debate in recent years
around “what to call pituitary neoplasms.” Across our community, the topic remains highly …

Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs): nomenclature evolution, not clinical revolution

SL Asa, S Asioli, S Bozkurt, O Casar-Borota, L Chinezu… - Pituitary, 2020 - Springer
We read with interest “A tale of pituitary adenomas: to NET or not to NET” published in
Pituitary [1]. The members of the International Pituitary Pathology Club (IPPC) who proposed …

[HTML][HTML] Pituitary adenoma or pituitary neuroendocrine tumor: a narrative review of controversy and perspective

X Liu, R Wang, M Li, G Chen - Translational Cancer Research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract In 1932, Harvey Cushing first proposed pituitary adenoma (PA) as the term for the
cause of acromegaly. After nearly 90 years of research, PA is recognized as the second …

The journey in diagnosis and treatment, from pituitary adenoma to aggressive pituitary tumors

M Fleseriu, V Popovic - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2020 - Springer
In this special issue, eminent international experts and collaborators from several continents
appraise the present landscape regarding aggressive pituitary tumors, from epidemiology …

How to classify and define pituitary tumors: recent advances and current controversies

C Dai, J Kang, X Liu, Y Yao, H Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pituitary tumors are very complex and heterogeneous and have a very wide range of
proliferative and aggressive behaviors, and how to define and classify these tumors remains …

Welcoming the new WHO classification of pituitary tumors 2017: revolution in TTF-1-positive posterior pituitary tumors

M Shibuya - Brain tumor pathology, 2018 - Springer
The fourth edition of the World Health Organization classification of endocrine tumors (EN-
WHO2017) was released in 2017. In this new edition, changes in the classification of non …

[HTML][HTML] Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: a model for neuroendocrine tumor classification

SL Asa, O Mete, MD Cusimano, IE McCutcheon… - Modern Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The classification of adenohypophysial neoplasms as “pituitary neuroendocrine
tumors”(PitNETs) was proposed in 2017 to reflect their characteristics as epithelial …