This volume covers tumors of the pituary, the thyroid and parathyroid, the adrenal gland, the
endocrine pancreas, and inherited tumor syndromes. Each entity is extensively discussed …

The concept of precursor lesions of endocrine neoplasms is a new and interesting topic in
endocrine pathology. A variety of clinicopathological conditions are associated with a …

Neoplasms arise as a result of an accumulation of inherited and/or somatic mutations of
genes involved in the control of cellular growth and/or differentiation. This microevolutionary …

The tumours of the disseminated/diffuse neuroendocrine cell system are a group of
neoplasms sharing uniformly appearing cells which differ from each other in their biology …

In 1903, Erdheim described the case of an acromegalic patient with a pituitary adenoma and
three enlarged parathyroid glands. Fifty years later, Underdahl et al reported 8 patients with …

Hereditary origin of a tumor helps toward early discovery of its mutated gene; for example, it
supports the compilation of a DNA panel from index cases to identify that gene by finding …

The epidemiological study of disease aims to increase our understanding of the aetiology,
patterns of occurrence and natural history of clinical conditions by reference to populations …

This review of the familial tumor syndromes involving the endocrine organs is focused on
discussing the main updates on the upcoming fifth edition of the WHO Classification of …

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PETs) are the second most frequent pancreatic
neoplasms. Their poor chemosensitivity, high rate of metastatic disease and relatively long …

There are three well-delineated multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, all of which are
inherited as autosomal dominant traits. Available evidence suggests that still more such …