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Dekkers, Olaf M, Karavitaki, Niki and Pereira, Alberto M (2020) The epidemiology of aggressive pituitary tumors (and its challenges). Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders. ISSN 1573-2606. This article is available to all UHB staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their UHB Athens login IDs
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Pituitary tumors are not rare if prevalence rates from autopsy or radiological series are considered; approximately 0.5% of all pituitary adenomas will come to medical attention. Less than 0.1% of these pituitary adenomas will become malignant, and probably around 0.5% of all detected adenomas will display an aggressive course. However, the exact incidence of both aggressive pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinomas is unknown, as most data come from series with selected patients, such as surgically treated patients, which is likely not a reflection of all patients with a pituitary adenoma. An aggressive pituitary adenoma is not well-defined; even though an overarching definition, capturing both immunohistochemical and clinical characteristics is probably not waterproof, adoption of a widely accepted definition will be very helpful to harmonize research and establish more reliable epidemiological data.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This article is available to all UHB staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their UHB Athens login IDs |
| Subjects: | QZ Pathology. Oncology WK Endocrine system. Endocrinology |
| Divisions: | Ambulatory Care > Endocrinology |
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| Depositing User: | Jamie Edgar |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2020 10:32 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2020 10:32 |
| URI: | http://www.repository.uhblibrary.co.uk/id/eprint/3065 |
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