The WHO categorizes pituitary tumours as typical adenomas, atypical adenomas and
pituitary carcinomas, with typical adenomas constituting the major class. However, the WHO …

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 …

Pituitary adenomas are considered benign tumors, but approximately 10% of them can have
an aggressive behavior and more rarely (0.2%) can present metastasis, being classified as …

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 tumors are not rare if prevalence rates from autopsy or radiological series are
considered; approximately 0.5% of all pituitary adenomas will come to medical attention …

Abstract The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) survey reported on the largest cohort
of 125 aggressive pituitary tumours (APT) and 40 pituitary carcinomas (PC). Whilst the …

Pituitary adenomas are common neoplasms. Their classification is based upon size,
invasion of adjacent structures, sporadic or familial cases, biochemical activity, clinical …

Pituitary adenohypophyseal tumors are considered as benign and termed “adenomas”.
However, many tumors are invasive and a proportion of these exhibit an “aggressive …

WHO classification of pituitary adenomas was revised in 2017. The two major and significant
changes are discussed.(1) The new classification focuses on adenohypophysial-cell lineage …

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