[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of aggressive pituitary tumors (and its challenges)

OM Dekkers, N Karavitaki, AM Pereira - Reviews in Endocrine and …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Pituitary adenomas and invasiveness from anatomo-surgical, radiological, and histological perspectives: a systematic literature review

S Serioli, F Doglietto, A Fiorindi, A Biroli, D Mattavelli… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Invasiveness in pituitary adenomas has been defined and investigated from multiple
perspectives, with varying results when its predictive value is considered. A systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular network basis of invasive pituitary adenoma: a review

Q Yang, X Li - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cases with pituitary adenoma comprise 10–25% of intracranial neoplasm, being the third
most common intracranial tumor, most of the adenomas are considered to be benign. About …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, demographics, and survival of patients with primary pituitary tumors: a SEER database study in 2004–2016

C Chen, Y Hu, L Lyu, S Yin, Y Yu, S Jiang, P Zhou - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Comprehensive investigations on the incidence and prognosis of pituitary tumors are still
lacking. The present study aims to summarize the incidence, demographics, and survival …

Are aggressive pituitary tumors and carcinomas two sides of the same coin? Pathologists reply to clinician's questions

J Trouillas, ML Jaffrain-Rea, A Vasiljevic… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2020 - Springer
Pituitary adenohypophyseal tumors are considered as benign and termed “adenomas”.
However, many tumors are invasive and a proportion of these exhibit an “aggressive …

Pituitary tumors: epidemiology and clinical presentation spectrum

M Araujo-Castro, VR Berrocal, E Pascual-Corrales - Hormones, 2020 - Springer
Pituitary tumors (PTs) are a heterogeneous group of lesions of the central nervous system
that are usually benign. Most of them occur sporadically, but 5% can do so within family …

[HTML][HTML] Case report: a case of pituitary carcinoma treated with sequential dual immunotherapy and vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition therapy

LS Lamb, HW Sim, AI McCormack - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aggressive pituitary tumors (APTs) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality,
and effective treatment options are limited. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Classifying pituitary adenoma invasiveness based on radiological, surgical and histological features: a retrospective assessment of 903 cases

L Lu, X Wan, Y Xu, J Chen, K Shu, T Lei - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Invasiveness is a major predictor of surgical outcome and long-term prognosis in patients
with pituitary adenomas (PAs). We assessed PA invasiveness via radiological, surgical and …

[HTML][HTML] Aggressive pituitary tumors (PitNETs)

H Nishioka - Endocrine journal, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The majority of anterior pituitary tumors behave benignly, that is, they grow slowly and do not
metastasize, and were therefore called adenomas. However, they would frequently invade …