Pituitary tumors.
Pituitary tumors are commonly encountered intracranial neoplasms that are invariably benign. Classic oncogene mutations are not encountered in these tumors, and disrupted cell cycle control and growth factor signaling likely contribute to pathogenesis and natural history. They have unique clinical features that are determined by the secreted hormone gene product.
Pituitary Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Room 2015, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Electronic address: melmed@cshs.org.
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
Hormone gene products; Neoplasm; Pituitary; Tumor