title: Diseases of the pituitary.
abstract: This article reviews current understanding of the pathology and pathogenesis of pituitary diseases. It emphasizes the importance of morphologic analysis in the diagnostic sphere. The investigation of structure-function correlations in pituitary adenomas combined with a greater understanding of the molecular basis of disease will lead to new discoveries and elucidate the factors underlying pituitary tumorigenesis.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Asa
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery