Pituitary neoplasm nomenclature workshop: does adenoma stand the test of time?

K Ho, M Fleseriu, U Kaiser, R Salvatori… - Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The WHO Classification of Endocrine Tumours designates pituitary neoplasms as
adenomas. A proposed nomenclature change to pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) …

Pituitary adenoma or neuroendocrine tumour: the need for an integrated prognostic classification

KKY Ho, UB Kaiser, P Chanson, M Gadelha… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In the 2022 fifth edition of the WHO Classification of Endocrine Tumours and of Central
Nervous System Tumours, pituitary adenomas are reclassified as neuroendocrine tumours …

[HTML][HTML] From pituitary adenoma to pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET): an International Pituitary Pathology Club proposal

SL Asa, O Casar-Borota, P Chanson… - Endocrine-related …, 2017 - erc.bioscientifica.com
The classification of neoplasms of adenohypophysial cells is misleading because of the
simplistic distinction between adenoma and carcinoma, based solely on metastatic spread …

The tale in evolution: clarity, consistency and consultation, not contradiction and confusion

KKY Ho, M Fleseriu, J Wass, A van der Lely, A Barkan… - Pituitary, 2020 - Springer
In their response to the Position Statement of the Pituitary Society that there is not yet a case
for calling pituitary adenomas what they are [1], the International Pituitary Pathology Club …

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 …

A standardised diagnostic approach to pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (PitNETs): a European Pituitary Pathology Group (EPPG) proposal

C Villa, A Vasiljevic, ML Jaffrain-Rea, O Ansorge… - Virchows Archiv, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification proposes to type and
subtype primary adenohypophyseal tumours according to their cell lineages with the aim to …

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 …

Advances and controversies in the classification and grading of pituitary tumors

ER Laws, DL Penn, CS Repetti - Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2019 - Springer
Background Pituitary tumors are common lesions, and they represent the second most
frequent primary brain tumor. Their classification has undergone several changes over time …

The 2017 World Health Organization classification of tumors of the pituitary gland: a summary

MBS Lopes - Acta neuropathologica, 2017 - Springer
The 4th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of endocrine tumors
has been recently released. In this new edition, major changes are recommended in several …

Aggressive pituitary tumors or localized pituitary carcinomas: defining pituitary tumors

SL Asa, S Ezzat - Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Pituitary tumors are common and exhibit a wide spectrum of hormonal, proliferative and
invasive behaviors. Traditional classifications consider them malignant only when they …