Pituitary tumors
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Gaillard F, Jones J, Bell D, et al. Pituitary tumors. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14608
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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Pituitary tumour
- Pituitary tumor
- Pituitary tumors
- Tumours of the pituitary
- Tumors of the pituitary
Pituitary tumors, in other words, tumors which arise from the pituitary gland itself, include:
- pituitary adenoma
- pituitary carcinoma
- pituicytoma
- pituitary metastases
- spindle cell oncocytoma (rare)
- pituitary blastoma 2
Often the term is used more broadly to refer to pituitary region masses.
References
- 1. Mu Q, Yu J, Qu L et al. Spindle Cell Oncocytoma of the Adenohypophysis: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature. Mol Med Report. 2015;12(1):871-6. doi:10.3892/mmr.2015.3476
- 2. de Kock L, Sabbaghian N, Plourde F et al. Pituitary Blastoma: A Pathognomonic Feature of Germ-Line DICER1 Mutations. Acta Neuropathol. 2014;128(1):111-22. doi:10.1007/s00401-014-1285-z
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