ReviewBrain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland)2013
Update on hypophysitis and TTF-1 expressing sellar region masses.
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- Posterior Pituitary and Hypothalamic Neuronal Tumors in the 5th WHO Classification: Molecular Insights, Diagnostic Markers, and Clinical Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Treatment modalities and outcomes of granular cell tumors and spindle cell oncocytomas of the pituitary gland: an analysis of two national cancer databases.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- [Differential diagnosis and tactics of managing a patient with primary hypophysitis on the example of a clinical case].Problemy endokrinologii · 2024Article
- Neuroimaging of hypophysitis: etiologies and imaging mimics.Japanese journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Neoplasms and tumor-like lesions of the sellar region: imaging findings with correlation to pathology and 2021 WHO classification.Neuroradiology · 2023Review
- Typing of inflammatory lesions of the pituitary.Pituitary · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of common and uncommon adult pituitary tumors in the U.S. according to the 2017 World Health Organization classification.Pituitary · 2022Article
- Hypophysitis, the Growing Spectrum of a Rare Pituitary Disease.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Review
- Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Posterior Pituitary Gland: A Case Report.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- ddPCR Analysis Reveals BRAF V600E Mutations Are Infrequent in Isolated Pituitary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Patients.Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology · 2020Article
- Clinical and hormonal characteristics of patients with different types of hypophysitis: a single-center experience.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2019Article
- An 57-Year-Old Female with Sudden onset of Transient Right Homonymous Hemianopsia.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Review of xanthomatous lesions of the sella.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Xanthomatous Hypophysitis Is Associated with Ruptured Rathke's Cleft Cyst.Endocrine pathology · 2017Article
- Pathology of GH-producing pituitary adenomas and GH cell hyperplasia of the pituitary.Pituitary · 2017Review
- A 55-Year-Old Male with a Pituitary Tumor.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2016Article
- [Hypophysitis : Types and differential diagnosis].Der Pathologe · 2016Review
- [New aspects of tumor pathology of the pituitary].Der Pathologe · 2015Review
- Pituicytomas and spindle cell oncocytomas: modern case series from the University of California, San Francisco.Pituitary · 2015Article
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Abstract
This article reviews recent literature on sellar region masses that most closely mimic nonsecretory pituitary adenomas: hypophysitis, pituicytoma, spindle cell oncocytoma, and granular cell tumor of neurohypophysis. Even today, these four entities often cannot be confidently distinguished from each other clinically or by preoperative neuroimaging features. Thus, they often come to biopsy/surgical resection and require tissue confirmation of diagnosis. Causes of secondary and primary hypophysitis will be discussed, including two newly described types, IgG4 plasma cell hypophysitis and hypophysitis caused by anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 antibody therapy for cancer. For the neoplastic conditions, emphasis will be placed on literature that has emerged since these entities were first codified in the 2007 World Health Organization fascicle. The finding that immunohistochemical staining for thyroid transcription factor-1 is shared by pituicytoma, spindle cell oncocytoma, and granular cell tumor of neurohypophysis suggests common lineage and explains why histological overlap can be encountered. We incorporate our own experiences over the last 30 years from two referral institutions with specialty practices in pituitary region masses.
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