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pituitary adenomas
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Morphological variants
giant pituitary adenoma (21753697)
Molecular variants
SDH-associated pituitary adenoma (24625421)
- Succinate dehydrogenase deficiency is rare in pituitary adenomas. (24625421)
References
Giant Pituitary Adenomas: Pathologic-Radiographic Correlations and Lack of Role for p53 and MIB-1 Labeling. Madsen H, Borges TM, Knox AJ, Michaelis KA, Xu M, Lillehei KO, Wierman ME, Kleinschmidt-Demasters BK. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Aug;35(8):1204-13. PMID: 21753697
Heaney AP, Melmed S. Molecular targets in pituitary tumours. Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Apr;4(4):285-95. PMID: 15057288
Asa SL, Ezzat S. The pathogenesis of pituitary tumours. Nat Rev Cancer. 2002 Nov;2(11):836-49. PMID: 12415254
