title: [Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Carcinoma].
abstract: The early diagnosis and treatment of pituitary carcinoma is difficult. The diagnosis is often delayed, and the confirmation of a diagnosis requires the presence of distant subarachnoid,brain or systemic metastasis from the primary pituitary tumor in the sella and also needs the evidences of pathology and imaging of the primary pituitary carcinoma and metastases. Treatment of pituitary carcinoma includes surgery, radiation therapy ,hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and molecularly targeted therapy; however, these methods are mainly palliative and can not prolong the survival. The prognosis remains poor. Efforts should be made to develop more effective diagnosis and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China;
authors.forename: Zhen-qing
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Shi-liang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Jun-ji
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Xin-jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Xiao-hai
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Cong-xin
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China2Department of Neurosurgery,3Department of Radiology,the First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University,Dalian 116011,China.
authors.forename: Ren-zhi
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms; D011379:Prognosis