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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
World Health Ozganization 2017 Classification of Pituitary Tumors
1Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1215 Lee Street - Room 3060-HEP, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0214, USA.
Abstract:
The 2017 (fourth edition) World Health Organization Classification of Endocrine Tumors has recommended major changes in classification of tumors of the pituitary gland and region. In addition to the accurate tumor subtyping, assessment of the tumor proliferative potential (mitotic and/or Ki-67 index) and other clinical parameters such as tumor invasion is strongly recommended in individual cases for consideration of clinically aggressive adenomas. It is expected that this new WHO classification will establish more uniform biologically and clinically groups of pituitary tumors and contribute to understanding of clinical outcomes for patients harboring pituitary tumors.
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