Histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular features of pituicytomas and atypical pituicytomas

Histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular features of pituicytomas and atypical pituicytomas

Abstract Pituicytoma is a rare, poorly characterized tumor of the sellar region that is thought to be derived from neurohypophyseal pituicytes. Resection of pituicytomas is often associated with significant morbidity including diabetes insipidus and panhypopituitarism. Most of the literature on this...

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Main Authors: Angela N. Viaene, Edward B. Lee, Jason N. Rosenbaum, Ilya M. Nasrallah, MacLean P. Nasrallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Subjects:
Pituicytoma
HRAS
BRAF
Neurohypophysis
Sella
MAPK pathway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-019-0722-6

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