ArticlePituitary2015
Pituitary image: pituicytoma.
Article in Pituitary, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Primary tumors of the posterior pituitary: A systematic review.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2019Pooled it
- Pituicytoma in the third ventricle suggesting a third ventricular floor origin: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Posterior transpetrosal approach to a suprasellar retroinfundibular pituicytoma: A case report and comprehensive literature review.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Intraventricular pituicytoma: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
- Imaging of pituitary tumors: an update with the 5th WHO Classifications-part 2. Neoplasms other than PitNET and tumor-mimicking lesions.Japanese journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Surgical approach to the treatment of pituicytoma. Report of five cases and a literature review.World neurosurgery: X · 2023Article
- Surgical management of pituicytomas: a single-center case series.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
- Posterior pituitary tumours: patient outcomes and determinants of disease recurrence or persistence.Endocrine connections · 2021Article
- A recurrent case of pituicytoma 16 years later.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2020Article
- A rare case of pituicytoma presenting with severe Cushing disease: A case report and review of literature.Medicine · 2019Review
- Clinical features, diagnosis and therapy of pituicytoma: an update.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2019Review
- Management of pituicytomas: a multicenter series of eight cases.Pituitary · 2018Article
- Pituicytoma-An outlook on possible targeted therapies.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2017Article
- Neuroimaging Features of Pituicytomas.Chinese medical journal · 2016Article
- Pituicytoma Coexisting With Corticotroph Hyperplasia: Literature Review With One Case Report.Medicine · 2016Review
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Abstract
introductionPituicytoma is a rare tumor arising from the neurohypophysis or pars intermedia of the adenohypophysis. CASE REPORT: A 36 year old male came to our observation presenting polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, decreased libido and altered sleep-wake rhythm. The biochemical tests showed hypotonic urine, mild hyperprolactinemia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, central hypothyroidism. Magnetic resonance revealed an expansive lesion of the suprasellar region (slightly isointense on T1, hyperintense on T2, impregnating contrast medium), that was partially removed by trans-cranial neurosurgical approach. The histopathological diagnosis was pituicytoma. After surgery, in addition to endocrine disorders, the patient presented severe neurological sequelae and hyperthermia, likely due to damage of the hypothalamus, followed by a progressive metabolic syndrome. The residual tumor was monitored by MRI, and, due to the early gradual increase in volume, was treated by stereotactic radiosurgery. DISCUSSION/
conclusionsPituicytomas are often difficult to distinguish from other hypothalamic or pituitary lesions. However, their identification would be preferable in a pre-operative setting in order to optimize the work-up and to initiate a proactive management of the expected complications.
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