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Neoplasm of the pituitary gland

MedGen UID:
19326
•Concept ID:
C0032019
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Pituitary; Neoplasms, Pituitary; Pituitary Neoplasm; Pituitary Neoplasms; Pituitary Tumor; Pituitary Tumors; Tumor, Pituitary; Tumors, Pituitary
SNOMED CT: Pituitary tumor (127024001); Tumor of pituitary gland (127024001); Neoplasm of pituitary gland (127024001)
 
HPO: HP:0040277
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0017611
Orphanet: ORPHA304055

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the pituitary gland. The vast majority are pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (formerly pituitary adenomas). [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeoplasm of the pituitary gland

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Review.
Tritos NA, Miller KK
JAMA 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5444. PMID: 37097352
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly: An Update.
Ershadinia N, Tritos NA
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):333-346. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.11.007. PMID: 35120696
Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.
Melmed S, Casanueva FF, Hoffman AR, Kleinberg DL, Montori VM, Schlechte JA, Wass JA; Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 Feb;96(2):273-88. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-1692. PMID: 21296991

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Pituitary Blastoma in a 19-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Chhuon Y, Weon YC, Park G, Kim M, Park JB, Park SK
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:310-313. Epub 2020 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.096. PMID: 32339726

Therapy

Panniculitis Under Successful Targeted Inhibition of the MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway in a Patient With BRAF V600E-mutated Spindle Cell Oncocytoma of the Pituitary Gland.
Sollfrank L, Lettmaier S, Erdmann M, Uslu U
Anticancer Res 2019 Jul;39(7):3955-3959. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.13549. PMID: 31262927

Clinical prediction guides

Panniculitis Under Successful Targeted Inhibition of the MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway in a Patient With BRAF V600E-mutated Spindle Cell Oncocytoma of the Pituitary Gland.
Sollfrank L, Lettmaier S, Erdmann M, Uslu U
Anticancer Res 2019 Jul;39(7):3955-3959. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.13549. PMID: 31262927

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