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Pituitary carcinoma

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Pituitary carcinomas are rare pituitary tumors that by definition have cerebrospinal and/or systemic metastases. Most of the tumors occur in the setting of multiple recurrences of invasive pituitary adenomas. This article reviews the clinical presentation of these tumors, their neuroimaging and pathological features, tumor pathogenesis, and possible treatment modalities.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Bernd W. Scheithauer

  2. Department of Neurology (Neuro-Oncology), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

    David Schiff

  3. Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1215 Lee Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3060, P.O. Box 800214, 22908, Charlottesville, VA

    M. Beatriz S. Lopes MD

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Lopes, M.B.S., Scheithauer, B.W. & Schiff, D. Pituitary carcinoma. Endocr 28, 115–121 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1385/ENDO:28:1:115

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