Epidemiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of non-functioning pituitary adenomas

G Ntali, JA Wass - Pituitary, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are benign pituitary neoplasms that
do not cause a hormonal hypersecretory syndrome. An improved understanding of their …

Hyperprolactinaemia

I Samperi, K Lithgow, N Karavitaki - Journal of clinical medicine, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hyperprolactinaemia is one of the most common problems in clinical endocrinology. It
relates with various aetiologies (physiological, pharmacological, pathological), the …

Clinical factors involved in the recurrence of pituitary adenomas after surgical remission: a structured review and meta-analysis

F Roelfsema, NR Biermasz, AM Pereira - Pituitary, 2012 - Springer
To study the currently available data of recurrence rates of functioning and nonfunctioning
pituitary adenomas following surgical cure and to analyze associated predisposing factors …

Non-functioning pituitary adenomas: indications for pituitary surgery and post-surgical management

D Esposito, DS Olsson, O Ragnarsson, M Buchfelder… - Pituitary, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are associated with impaired well-
being, increased comorbidities, and reduced long-term survival. Data on optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: a model for neuroendocrine tumor classification

SL Asa, O Mete, MD Cusimano, IE McCutcheon… - Modern Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The classification of adenohypophysial neoplasms as “pituitary neuroendocrine
tumors”(PitNETs) was proposed in 2017 to reflect their characteristics as epithelial …

Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the management of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a multicenter study

JP Sheehan, RM Starke, D Mathieu, B Young… - Journal of …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Pituitary adenomas are fairly common intracranial neoplasms, and nonfunctioning
ones constitute a large subgroup of these adenomas. Complete resection is often difficult …

Central hypothyroidism—a neglected thyroid disorder

P Beck-Peccoz, G Rodari, C Giavoli… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Central hypothyroidism is a rare and heterogeneous disorder that is characterized by a
defect in thyroid hormone secretion in an otherwise normal thyroid gland due to insufficient …

[HTML][HTML] Silent subtype 3 pituitary adenomas are not always silent and represent poorly differentiated monomorphous plurihormonal Pit-1 lineage adenomas

O Mete, K Gomez-Hernandez, W Kucharczyk, R Ridout… - Modern Pathology, 2016 - Elsevier
Originally classified as a variant of silent corticotroph adenoma, silent subtype 3 adenomas
are a distinct histologic variant of pituitary adenoma of unknown cytogenesis. We reviewed …

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 …

Natural history of postoperative nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Chen, CD Wang, ZP Su, YX Chen, L Cai… - …, 2012 - karger.com
Objective: Previous studies attempting to define the natural history of postoperative
nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (pNFPAs) were somewhat limited by selection bias …