Pathogenesis of pituitary tumors

S Melmed - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Pituitary adenomas may hypersecrete hormones (including prolactin, growth hormone and
adrenocorticotropic hormone, and rarely follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone or …

Neuroimaging of the pituitary gland: practical anatomy and pathology

PR Chapman, A Singhal… - Radiologic …, 2020 - radiologic.theclinics.com
The pituitary gland is a small, complex endocrine organ located within the sella of the central
skull base. It is anatomically and functionally separated into the anterior lobe …

Germline or somatic GPR101 duplication leads to X-linked acrogigantism: a clinico-pathological and genetic study

D Iacovazzo, R Caswell, B Bunce, S Jose… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2016 - Springer
Non-syndromic pituitary gigantism can result from AIP mutations or the recently identified
Xq26. 3 microduplication causing X-linked acrogigantism (XLAG). Within Xq26. 3, GPR101 …

Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging in 15 patients with Prop1 gene mutations: pituitary enlargement may originate from the intermediate lobe

A Voutetakis, M Argyropoulou… - The Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Pituitary morphology in patients with Prop1 gene mutations varies. Most patients
demonstrate a normal or small pituitary gland. Occasionally, pituitary enlargement of …

The new genetic landscape of Cushing's disease: deubiquitinases in the spotlight

S Sbiera, M Kunz, I Weigand, T Deutschbein… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare condition caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-
producing adenomas of the pituitary, which lead to hypercortisolism that is associated with …

Pituitary hyperplasia: case series and literature review of an under-recognised and heterogeneous condition

SMC De Sousa, P Earls… - … , diabetes & metabolism …, 2015 - edm.bioscientifica.com
Pituitary hyperplasia (PH) occurs in heterogeneous settings and remains under-recognised.
Increased awareness of this condition and its natural history should circumvent unnecessary …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of GPR101 transcript structure and expression patterns

G Trivellin, I Bjelobaba, AF Daly… - Journal of …, 2016 - jme.bioscientifica.com
We recently showed that Xq26. 3 microduplications cause X-linked acrogigantism (X-LAG).
X-LAG patients mainly present with growth hormone and prolactin-secreting adenomas and …

Advances and controversies in the classification and grading of pituitary tumors

ER Laws, DL Penn, CS Repetti - Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2019 - Springer
Background Pituitary tumors are common lesions, and they represent the second most
frequent primary brain tumor. Their classification has undergone several changes over time …

Prevalence of pathological brain lesions in girls with central precocious puberty: possible overestimation?

JS Yoon, CH So, HS Lee, JS Lim… - Journal of Korean …, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is routinely performed to identify brain
lesions in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP). We aimed to investigate the …

The prevalence of brain abnormalities in boys with central precocious puberty may be overestimated

JS Yoon, CH So, HS Lee, JS Lim, JS Hwang - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is routinely performed to identify brain lesions in
boys with central precocious puberty (CPP). We investigated the prevalence of CPP in …