[PDF][PDF] Pituitary atypical adenoma or carcinoma sensitive to temozolomide combined with radiation therapy: a case report of early identification and management

C Zhong, S YIn, P Zhou, S JIAng - Turkish neurosurgery, 2014 - turkishneurosurgery.org.tr
Pituitary carcinoma is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose early. Here we present a case
of highly suspected pituitary malignant adenoma with early chemotherapy and radiation. A …

A case of nonfunctioning pituitary carcinoma that responded to temozolomide treatment

H Morokuma, T Ando, T Hayashida… - Case Reports in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Pituitary carcinoma is a rare malignancy and is difficult to manage. Pituitary carcinomas
commonly produce either PRL or ACTH, but some do not produce pituitary hormones. The …

Pituitary carcinomas and aggressive adenomas: an overview and new therapeutic options

JC Maïza, P Caron - Annales D'endocrinologie, 2009 - europepmc.org
Pituitary carcinomas are a rare disease with an estimated prevalence around 0.2% of the
pituitary tumours. They are defined by the presence of intra or extra-cranial metastases but …

Temozolomide treatment of pituitary carcinomas and atypical adenomas: systematic review of case reports

Y Ji, RI Vogel, E Lou - Neuro-oncology practice, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Pituitary carcinomas (PC) and atypical pituitary adenomas (APA) are rare
variants of pituitary tumors for which no evidence-based treatment currently exists. We …

Temozolomide therapy for aggressive functioning pituitary adenomas refractory to surgery and radiation: a case series

JT Jordan, JJ Miller, T Cushing, M Seijo… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Treatment of aggressive pituitary adenomas typically involves a multimodality
approach based on histopathological features and may include pharmacotherapy, surgery …

The role of temozolomide in the treatment of a patient with a pure silent pituitary somatotroph carcinoma

LV Neto, L Chimelli, PJM Pereira, EL Gasparetto… - Endocrine Practice, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To describe a case of a pure silent somatotroph pituitary carcinoma. Methods We
describe a 54-year-old female with a clinically nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma …

Pituitary carcinoma-case series and review of the literature

S Du Four, J Van Der Veken, J Duerinck… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although pituitary adenomas (PAs) account for 15% of intracranial tumors, pituitary
carcinomas (PCs) are a rare entity. Most commonly, PCs evolve from aggressive PAs …

Successful treatment of pituitary carcinoma with concurrent radiation, temozolomide, and bevacizumab after resection

W Touma, S Hoostal, RA Peterson, A Wiernik… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The optimal treatment of pituitary carcinomas (PC) is unknown. Treatment includes surgical
resection, radiation, and more recently, temozolomide (TMZ). Pituitary adenomas have …

Pituitary carcinomas and aggressive pituitary tumours: merits and pitfalls of temozolomide treatment

G Raverot, F Castinetti, E Jouanneau… - Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Pituitary carcinomas are rare, accounting for about 0· 2% of all pituitary tumours. They
represent a challenge to clinical practice in both diagnosis and treatment. They may present …

Pituitary carcinoma in situ

FJ Pasquel, C Vincentelli, DJ Brat, NM Oyesiku… - Endocrine Practice, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Pituitary carcinomas are extremely rare tumors associated with poor prognosis
despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The hallmark of diagnosis implies …