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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Neuropathological considerations of pituitary adenomas
Ashok Asthagiri1, M Beatriz S Lopes
1Department of Neurological Surgery and Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., USA.
Abstract:
Pituitary tumors constitute around 15-20% of intracranial tumors. The understanding of the molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis and the functional regulation of pituitary adenoma has greatly advanced in the last decade. The current WHO classification scheme of pituitary tumors reflects this progress on tumor biology knowledge, and embraces the most widely utilized diagnostic methods of evaluation of these lesions. The present chapter highlights the different aspects of the tumor diagnosis and reviews the classification of pituitary tumors.
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