Editorial: pituitary tumors

Editorial: Systems Biological Aspects of Pituitary Tumors

1 Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, 2 Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Structural Biology and Drug Design, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, 3 State Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Anticancer Drugs, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, 4 The Sta...

Pituitary tumors.

Outcome of Transphenoid Surgery for Corticotroph Pituitary Tumors

Background & Importance: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the result of transsphenoid microsurgery for Cushing disease in our center and comparing the results in details with other articles, to achieve the best decision for patients management in future. Case Presentation: Between 1991 to 2015, 50 patients suffering from Cushing disease were operated. Before operation, endocrine t...

Aggressive pituitary tumors.

Pituitary adenomas are common intracranial tumors that are mainly considered as benign. Rarely, these tumors can exhibit an aggressive behavior, characterized by gross invasion of the surrounding tissues, resistance to conventional treatment leading to early and frequent recurrences. Even more rarely, pituitary tumors can give rise to cerebrospinal or systemic metastases qualifying as pituitary...

Aggressive Pituitary Tumors

Agressive pituitary adenomas are important in clinical practice. Analysis of their molecular mechanisms and genetic underpinnings also provides important lessons relevant to the fundamental biology of pituitary neoplasia. All too often, however, the proliferative and invasive features of pituitary tumors are downplayed, and such tumors are assumed, even by endocrinologists and oncologists (who ...