Pituitary carcinoma:: A clinicopathological review

被引：94

作者：

Scheithauer, BW

Kurtkaya-Yapicier, Ö

Kovacs, KT

Young, WF

Lloyd, RV

机构：

[1] Mayo Clin, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Rochester, MN 55901 USA

[2] Marmara Univ, Inst Neurol Sci, Istanbul, Turkey

[3] Univ Toronto, St Michaels Hosp, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada

[4] Mayo Clin, Dept Endocrinol, Rochester, MN USA

来源：

NEUROSURGERY | 2005年 / 56卷 / 05期

关键词：

diagnosis; genetics; metastasis; pituitary carcinoma; treatment;

D O I：

10.1227/01.NEU.0000157926.72826.DB

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

PITUITARY CARCINOMAS ARE rare tumors; less than 100 well-documented cases have been reported to date. Such tumors are aggressive and associated with a high mortality rate. The molecular events leading to the development of pituitary carcinomas are largely unknown. Recent studies have only begun to shed light on the probable mechanisms of tumor initiation and progression. A review of the clinicopathological and molecular genetic characteristics of pituitary carcinomas is presented.

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页码：1066 / 1074

页数：9