Malignant transformation in non-functioning pituitary adenomas (pituitary carcinoma)

N Lenders, A McCormack - Pituitary, 2018 - Springer
Non-functioning pituitary carcinomas (NFPC) are defined as tumours of adenophyseal origin
with craniospinal or systemic dissemination, with the absence of a hormonal hypersecretion …

[HTML][HTML] The natural history and treatment of non-functioning pituitary adenomas (non-functioning PitNETs)

MP Yavropoulou, M Tsoli, K Barkas… - Endocrine-Related …, 2020 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas, recently alternatively termed pituitary neuroendocrine
tumours (NFpitNETs), are mostly benign neoplasms that are not associated with a hormonal …

Aggressive pituitary tumours and pituitary carcinomas

G Raverot, MD Ilie, H Lasolle, V Amodru… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Although usually benign, anterior pituitary tumours occasionally exhibit aggressive
behaviour, with invasion of surrounding tissues, rapid growth, resistance to conventional …

Management of aggressive pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinomas

A Heaney - Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas, characteristics and management of 171 patients

P Burman, J Trouillas, M Losa… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective To describe clinical and pathological characteristics and treatment outcomes in a
large cohort of aggressive pituitary tumours (APT)/pituitary carcinomas (PC). Design …

[HTML][HTML] Aggressive pituitary tumors and pituitary carcinomas

SMC De Sousa, AI McCormack - Endotext [Internet], 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aggressive pituitary tumors (APT) refer to pituitary adenomas exhibiting radiological
invasiveness and an unusually rapid tumor growth rate, or clinically relevant tumor growth …

Aggressive pituitary tumors

E Chatzellis, KI Alexandraki, II Androulakis… - …, 2015 - karger.com
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 …

An institutional experience of tumor progression to pituitary carcinoma in a 15-year cohort of 1055 consecutive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors

OM Alshaikh, SL Asa, O Mete, S Ezzat - Endocrine pathology, 2019 - Springer
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 …

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 …

Atypical pituitary adenoma with malignant features

AN Mamelak, JD Carmichael, P Park, S Bannykh… - Pituitary, 2011 - Springer
Pituitary carcinoma is characterized by the presence of systemic or central nervous system
metastases rather than malignant histological features, making it an anomaly amongst …