Approach to the patient with prolactinoma

RS Auriemma, R Pirchio, C Pivonello… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Prolactinomas are the most common pituitary tumor histotype, with microprolactinomas
being prevalent in women and macroprolactinomas in men. Hyperprolactinemia is among …

Medical treatment of prolactinomas

A Colao, S Savastano - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Prolactinomas, the most prevalent type of neuroendocrine disease, account for
approximately 40% of all pituitary adenomas. The most important clinical problems …

Colocalization of prolactin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in the anterior pituitary during estrogen-induced pituitary tumors

SK Banerjee, A De, DK Sarkar - Cancer letters, 1994 - Elsevier
Chronic estrogen treatment induces prolactin (PRL)-secreting pituitary tumors in laboratory
animals. To determine earlier events of tumorigenesis, we studied cell proliferation in the …

Giant prolactinomas in women

E Delgrange, G Raverot, M Bex… - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective To characterise distinctive clinical features of giant prolactinomas in women.
Design A multicentre, retrospective case series and literature review. Methods We collected …

Prognostic and predictive factors in endocrine tumours

TJ Stephenson - Histopathology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This review encompasses the diagnostic features of malignancy, the routinely observable
prognostic features and the prognostic and predictive features emerging from research …

Pathology reporting of neuroendocrine tumors: essential elements for accurate diagnosis, classification, and staging

DS Klimstra - Seminars in oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
Much recent debate has focused on the optimal classification of epithelial neuroendocrine
tumors (NETs). Multiple different systems of terminology, grading, and staging have been …

Gene expression profiling in human corticotroph tumours reveals distinct, neuroendocrine profiles

MF Cassarino, AG Ambrogio… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)‐secreting pituitary adenomas give rise to a severe
endocrinological disorder, comprising Cushing's disease, with multifaceted clinical …

Withdrawal of dopamine agonist therapy in prolactinomas: In which patients and when?

SC Dogansen, OS Selcukbiricik, S Tanrikulu, S Yarman - Pituitary, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to assess the effect of dopamine agonist (DA) withdrawal,
the current recurrence rate of hyperprolactinemia, and possible factors that predict …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumours

DJ Cuthbertson, R Shankland, R Srirajaskanthan - Clinical Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) represent a heterogenous group of tumours, with diversity
in their primary tumour sites, functional status (ie hormone secreting or non-functional) and …

Ki-67 is a reliable pathological grading marker for neuroendocrine tumors

A Nadler, M Cukier, C Rowsell, S Kamali, Y Feinberg… - Virchows archiv, 2013 - Springer
In neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), proliferation markers, especially Ki-67, have become
increasingly important. This study was designed to examine the reproducibility of Ki-67 for …