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Pituitary gland cyst

MedGen UID:
87441
•Concept ID:
C0342420
•
Finding
Synonym: pituitary cyst
SNOMED CT: Pituitary cyst (237716008)
 
HPO: HP:0410278

Definition

A fluid-filled sacs that develop on or near the pituitary gland. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPituitary gland cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Consensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing's disease: a guideline update.
Fleseriu M, Auchus R, Bancos I, Ben-Shlomo A, Bertherat J, Biermasz NR, Boguszewski CL, Bronstein MD, Buchfelder M, Carmichael JD, Casanueva FF, Castinetti F, Chanson P, Findling J, Gadelha M, Geer EB, Giustina A, Grossman A, Gurnell M, Ho K, Ioachimescu AG, Kaiser UB, Karavitaki N, Katznelson L, Kelly DF, Lacroix A, McCormack A, Melmed S, Molitch M, Mortini P, Newell-Price J, Nieman L, Pereira AM, Petersenn S, Pivonello R, Raff H, Reincke M, Salvatori R, Scaroni C, Shimon I, Stratakis CA, Swearingen B, Tabarin A, Takahashi Y, Theodoropoulou M, Tsagarakis S, Valassi E, Varlamov EV, Vila G, Wass J, Webb SM, Zatelli MC, Biller BMK
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Dec;9(12):847-875. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00235-7. PMID: 34687601Free PMC Article
Treatment of Cushing's Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Nieman LK, Biller BM, Findling JW, Murad MH, Newell-Price J, Savage MO, Tabarin A; Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 Aug;100(8):2807-31. Epub 2015 Jul 29 doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-1818. PMID: 26222757Free PMC Article
The Treatment of Cushing's Disease.
Pivonello R, De Leo M, Cozzolino A, Colao A
Endocr Rev 2015 Aug;36(4):385-486. Epub 2015 Jun 11 doi: 10.1210/er.2013-1048. PMID: 26067718Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Pituitary Tumors.
Asa SL, Mete O, Perry A, Osamura RY
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):6-26. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09703-7. PMID: 35291028
Management of children and young people with idiopathic pituitary stalk thickening, central diabetes insipidus, or both: a national clinical practice consensus guideline.
Cerbone M, Visser J, Bulwer C, Ederies A, Vallabhaneni K, Ball S, Kamaly-Asl I, Grossman A, Gleeson H, Korbonits M, Nanduri V, Tziaferi V, Jacques T, Spoudeas HA
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2021 Sep;5(9):662-676. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00088-2. PMID: 34214482
Pituitary disease and pregnancy.
Valassi E
Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed) 2021 Mar;68(3):184-195. Epub 2021 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.endien.2020.07.002. PMID: 34167698
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Silent Pituitary Adenomas.
Drummond J, Roncaroli F, Grossman AB, Korbonits M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2473-2489. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00688. PMID: 30020466Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Pituitary Tumors.
Asa SL, Mete O, Perry A, Osamura RY
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):6-26. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09703-7. PMID: 35291028
Hypophysitis, the Growing Spectrum of a Rare Pituitary Disease.
Langlois F, Varlamov EV, Fleseriu M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Jan 1;107(1):10-28. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab672. PMID: 34528683Free PMC Article
Primary sellar melanocytoma.
Claus M, Van Der Linden M, Van Dorpe J, Lapauw B, T'Sjoen G
Pituitary 2021 Dec;24(6):970-977. Epub 2021 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s11102-021-01186-9. PMID: 34518998
Neuroimaging of the Pituitary Gland: Practical Anatomy and Pathology.
Chapman PR, Singhal A, Gaddamanugu S, Prattipati V
Radiol Clin North Am 2020 Nov;58(6):1115-1133. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.07.009. PMID: 33040852
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Silent Pituitary Adenomas.
Drummond J, Roncaroli F, Grossman AB, Korbonits M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2473-2489. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00688. PMID: 30020466Free PMC Article

Therapy

Complications in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery.
Vignolles-Jeong J, Kreatsoulas D, Godil S, Otto B, Carrau R, Prevedello D
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2022 Apr;55(2):431-448. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.12.011. PMID: 35365316
Radiotherapy as a tool for the treatment of Cushing's disease.
Castinetti F, Brue T, Ragnarsson O
Eur J Endocrinol 2019 May 1;180(5):D9-D18. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0092. PMID: 30970325
Pituitary-directed medical therapy in Cushing's disease.
Petersenn S, Fleseriu M
Pituitary 2015 Apr;18(2):238-44. doi: 10.1007/s11102-015-0639-4. PMID: 25627118
Pituitary-directed medical therapy with pasireotide for a corticotroph macroadenoma: pituitary volume reduction and literature review.
Shimon I, Rot L, Inbar E
Pituitary 2012 Dec;15(4):608-13. doi: 10.1007/s11102-012-0427-3. PMID: 22918543
Treatment of acromegaly.
Holdaway IM
Horm Res 2004;62 Suppl 3:79-92. doi: 10.1159/000080505. PMID: 15539805

Prognosis

Pituitary Incidentalomas: Best Practices and Looking Ahead.
Giraldi E, Allen JW, Ioachimescu AG
Endocr Pract 2023 Jan;29(1):60-68. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.004. PMID: 36270609
Autophagy and Pituitary Adenoma.
Wu Z, Gu W
Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1207:183-194. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4272-5_12. PMID: 32671747
Surgery for Acromegaly.
Sarkar S, Chacko AG
Neurol India 2020 May-Jun;68(Supplement):S44-S51. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.287664. PMID: 32611892
Imaging findings in hypophysitis: a review.
Caranci F, Leone G, Ponsiglione A, Muto M, Tortora F, Muto M, Cirillo S, Brunese L, Cerase A
Radiol Med 2020 Mar;125(3):319-328. Epub 2019 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s11547-019-01120-x. PMID: 31863360
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Silent Pituitary Adenomas.
Drummond J, Roncaroli F, Grossman AB, Korbonits M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2473-2489. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00688. PMID: 30020466Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Architects of Pituitary Tumour Growth.
Sabatino ME, Grondona E, De Paul AL
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:924942. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.924942. PMID: 35837315Free PMC Article
Hypophysitis, the Growing Spectrum of a Rare Pituitary Disease.
Langlois F, Varlamov EV, Fleseriu M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Jan 1;107(1):10-28. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab672. PMID: 34528683Free PMC Article
Surgery for Acromegaly.
Sarkar S, Chacko AG
Neurol India 2020 May-Jun;68(Supplement):S44-S51. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.287664. PMID: 32611892
Imaging findings in hypophysitis: a review.
Caranci F, Leone G, Ponsiglione A, Muto M, Tortora F, Muto M, Cirillo S, Brunese L, Cerase A
Radiol Med 2020 Mar;125(3):319-328. Epub 2019 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s11547-019-01120-x. PMID: 31863360

Recent systematic reviews

Hypophysitis: A comprehensive overview.
de Vries F, van Furth WR, Biermasz NR, Pereira AM
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104076. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104076. PMID: 34687912
Genetic aspects of pituitary carcinoma: A systematic review.
Yang Z, Zhang T, Gao H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Nov;95(47):e5268. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005268. PMID: 27893664Free PMC Article
Pituitary stalk lesions: systematic review and clinical guidance.
Catford S, Wang YY, Wong R
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2016 Oct;85(4):507-21. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1111/cen.13058. PMID: 26950774
Gene and protein expression in pituitary corticotroph adenomas: a systematic review of the literature.
Seltzer J, Ashton CE, Scotton TC, Pangal D, Carmichael JD, Zada G
Neurosurg Focus 2015 Feb;38(2):E17. doi: 10.3171/2014.10.FOCUS14683. PMID: 25639319
Metastatic involvement of the pituitary gland: a systematic review with pooled individual patient data analysis.
He W, Chen F, Dalm B, Kirby PA, Greenlee JD
Pituitary 2015 Feb;18(1):159-68. doi: 10.1007/s11102-014-0552-2. PMID: 24445565

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