Advances in the imaging of pituitary tumors

J MacFarlane, WA Bashari… - Endocrinology and …, 2020 - endo.theclinics.com
Pituitary adenomas (PA) are typically benign, slow-growing tumors of the adenohypophysis,
which come to attention because of associated endocrine dysfunction (eg …

Increased 18F-FDG signal recovery from small physiological structures in digital PET/CT and application to the pituitary gland

M Meyer, G Allenbach, M Nicod Lalonde, N Schaefer… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
On conventional PET/CT, and under physiological conditions, the volume of the pituitary
gland (PG) is small, and its metabolic activity is commonly comparable to the surrounding …

FDG PET/CT findings of ectopic pituitary adenoma

U Ishizaki, K Abe, K Takako, K Masui… - Clinical Nuclear …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
A 72-year-old woman had undergone a right mastectomy for breast cancer 3 years earlier.
PET/CT revealed a tumor with bony destruction of the skull base and FDG accumulation …

Differentiation of suprasellar meningiomas from non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas by 18F-FDG and 13N-Ammonia PET/CT

L Ding, F Zhang, Q He, Z Li, X Shi, R Li, X Zhang - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Differentiation of suprasellar meningiomas (SSMs) from non-functioning
pituitary macroadenomas (NFPMAs) is useful for clinical management. We investigated the …

Prevalence and clinical significance of incidental 18F-FDG uptake in the pituitary

G Signore, M Meyer, D Albano, F Bertagna… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Incidental 18 F-FDG uptake in the pituitary may be detected during
PET examinations. We aimed to perform a systematic review and a meta-analysis about …

Symptomatic pituitary metastasis as initial manifestation of renal cell carcinoma: Case report and review of literature

GY Gandhi, R Fung, PE Natter… - Case Reports in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Metastasis to the pituitary gland is extremely rare (∼ 2% of sellar masses). Clinical,
biochemical, and radiologic characteristics of pituitary metastasis are poorly defined and can …

Pituitary Tumors-Epidemiology and the Diagnostic Value of 68Ga-DOTATOC PET

A Tjörnstrand - 2020 - gupea.ub.gu.se
Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) are considered common in the general
population. However benign in most cases, these tumors can evoke dramatic morbidity in …