Purpose Pituitary tumors are the second most common intracranial tumors, however,
pituitary carcinoma is a rare clinical entity which represents only 0.1–0.2% of all pituitary …

Cushing's disease is a syndromic pathological condition caused by adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenomas (ACTHomas) mediated by …

Purpose The purpose of this work was toinvestigate the clinicopathological characteristics at
the initial diagnosis of the pituitary tumor and at pituitary carcinoma (PC) diagnosis …

Non-functioning pituitary carcinomas (NFPC) are defined as tumours of adenophyseal origin
with craniospinal or systemic dissemination, with the absence of a hormonal hypersecretion …

Background Pituitary carcinomas are rare and aggressive neoplasms that despite current
treatment regimens continue to have a poor prognosis. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone …

Pituitary carcinoma is defined by metastasis of a pituitary tumor to a distant location.
Although rare, pituitary carcinoma is becoming an increasingly recognized entity among …

Pituitary carcinomas are rare diseases defined as pituitary tumors with metastases. In this
report, we describe a case of malignant prolactinoma with liver metastases masquerading …

Pituitary carcinomas, which are rare, generally present with craniospinal and systemic
metastases. Although several treatments exist, the prognoses of patients with pituitary …

Context Pituitary tumors are rare, and pituitary carcinomas are rarer still. Prognosis is poor,
with less than 50% of patients surviving past 1 year after diagnosis. In this case of spinal …

Background Pituitary carcinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors affecting the
adenohypophysis. The hallmark of these lesions is the demonstration of distant metastatic …