Pituitary carcinomas are exceptional tumors and constitute 0.1 to 0.2% of pituitary tumors.
Their definition includes well-established criteria but distant metastasis is the hallmark …

Pituitary carcinomas are defined as malignant primary neoplasms of the adenohypophysis
with either systemic or craniospinal metastases. Although pituitary adenomas are common …

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

The authors report a case of a patient with giant, invasive skull base tumor extending to the
parasellar area discovered incidentally during the work-up for decreased memory. The …

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

We present a unique case of a prolactin (PRL)-producing pituitary adenoma showing
incomplete neuronal differentiation without ganglion cells. A 27-year-old man presented with …

Very large prolactinomas are rare and may be difficult to treat. We present the report of a
patient with an exceptionally aggressive tumour which extended outside the skull and …

BACKGROUND Prolactinoma is the most invasive type of pituitary adenoma and is
generally believed to be well‐differentiated adenoma and to produce only prolactin (PRL) …

The pituitary gland has been termed the 'master gland'because of the myriad of hormones
that emanate from it that are vital for normal homeostasis as well as growth and …