Pituitary carcinoma: a devastating disease in need of an earlier diagnosis and of effective therapies

World Neurosurg. 2013 Nov;80(5):e143-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.06.025. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

Authors

Giulio Maira¹, Francesco Doglietto

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gmaira@rm.unicatt.it.

PMID: 22120355
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.06.025

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Keywords: Cancer; Corticotroph carcinoma; Cushing syyndrome; Metastasis; Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion; Pituitary carcinoma; Pituitary neoplasm.

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MeSH terms

ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma / secondary*
Adenoma / pathology*
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Carcinoma / secondary*
Female
Humans
Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology*