Machine learning applications in imaging analysis for patients with pituitary tumors: a review of the current literature and future directions.

abstract：:In order to explore the presence of, and the potential role of, secretagogin in human pituitary adenomas, an analytical strategy that integrated comparative proteomics and comparative transcriptomics was used to detect the protein and the mRNA expression, respectively, of secretagogin in human non-functional pituitary...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Zhan X,Evans CO,Oyesiku NM,Desiderio DM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modern views on the anatomical and physiological interactions between the hypothalamus, pituitary and thyroid gland have emerged only in the last fifty years, although their historical roots may be found in a number of ancient and still not widely known ideas and observations. The regulation of energy body stores ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Toni R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the clinical characteristics of acromegalic patients with empty sella (ES, herniation of the subarachnoid space within the sella turcica) and the impact of ES on transsphenoidal surgery in such patients. METHODS:Seventy-eight patients, newly diagnosed with acromegaly who underwent transsphenoidal su...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Sasagawa Y,Hayashi Y,Tachibana O,Oishi M,Fukui I,Iizuka H,Nakada M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty years after the first description of combined hypopituitarism (CPHD) caused by PROP1 mutations, the phenotype of affected subjects is still challenging for clinicians. These patients suffer from pituitary hormone deficits ranging from IGHD to panhypopituitarism. ACTH deficiency usually develops later in life. P...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Doknic M,Gasic V,Stojanovic M,Pavlovic S,Marinkovic S,Miljic D,Pekic S,Manojlovic-Gacic E,Damjanovic D,Soldatovic I,Petakov M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients treated for pituitary adenomas generally report a reduced quality of life (QoL). At present, the patient's perspective of QoL has not been fully addressed and this, and further insight in potential determinants of QoL in pituitary diseases is required to design strategies to improve QoL. We aimed to de...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Andela CD,Niemeijer ND,Scharloo M,Tiemensma J,Kanagasabapathy S,Pereira AM,Kamminga NG,Kaptein AA,Biermasz NR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dexamethasone (DXM) test has been widely used for diagnosing Cushing's disease (CD). The purpose of this paper is to review its diagnostic merit based on calculation of data extracted from earlier publications. Studies presenting individual values for patients with CD and normal subjects were identified through Pu...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Lindholm J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the particle size, concentration, airborne duration and spread during endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery in actual patients in a theatre setting. METHODS:This observational study recruited a convenience sample of three patients. Procedures were performed in a positive pressure operating room. ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Dhillon RS,Nguyen LV,Rowin WA,Humphries RS,Kevin K,Ward JD,Yule A,Phan TD,Zhao YC,Wynne D,McNeill PM,Hutchins N,Scott DA

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There has been growing interest on medical therapy for the management of Cushing's disease (CD), particularly in cases of persistent or recurrent hypercortisolism. Ketoconazole, an inhibitor of adrenal steroidogenesis, is the most widely used drug, whereas cabergoline and pasireotide are the most promising...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Vilar L,Naves LA,Machado MC,Bronstein MD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of various first-line treatment modalities for acromegaly and evolving surgical techniques emphasize the need for accurately defined predictors of surgical outcome. We retrospectively analysed the outcome of 30 patients with acromegaly after initial endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery in two university...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： van Bunderen CC,van Varsseveld NC,Baayen JC,van Furth WR,Aliaga ES,Hazewinkel MJ,Majoie CB,Freling NJ,Lips P,Fliers E,Bisschop PH,Drent ML

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate ADH secretion, adrenal and thyroid functions are vital during the acute and post-acute phases of TBI. Deficiencies of these functions as a result of TBI are increasingly recognized. During the acute phase of TBI the incidence of severe DI is 2.9%; the incidence of less severe forms of DI is 21.6-26%. The deve...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Tsagarakis S,Tzanela M,Dimopoulou I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 60 year old male who complained of headache and blurry vision--that progressed to left ophthalmoplegia and ptosis--after receiving a dose of leuprolide for Prostate cancer therapy. Imaging showed a hemorrhagic sellar mass. The patient underwent transsphenoidal debulking, and the tissue obtained...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Guerra Y,Lacuesta E,Marquez F,Raksin PB,Utset M,Fogelfeld L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of the various pituitary cell types is highly dynamic and allows recognition of many cellular functions. Most pituitary cells show morphologic changes that reflect stimulation or inhibition by hormones. Drugs have also been shown to alter the morphology of several pituitary tumor types, allowing a measu...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Asa SL,Ezzat S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Doses of growth hormone in adults with growth hormone deficiency are now lower than previously. However, it is not clear they are as effective as higher doses. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess efficacy of low to moderate dose (LD) GH replacement on standard endpoints of GH compared to higher do...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Newman CB,Carmichael JD,Kleinberg DL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive pituitary adenomas are notoriously difficult to manage due to their size, invasiveness, speed of growth and high frequency of recurrence. Except for prolactinomas, surgery (usually transsphenoidal but sometimes transcranial) is the first-line option, but re-growth of aggressive tumors is almost inevitable a...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Buchfelder M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypophysitis develops in up to 19% of melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab, a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 antibody. Early detection may avert life-threatening hypopituitarism. We aimed to assess the incidence of ipilimumab-induced hypophysitis (IH) at a quaternary melanoma referral centre, and to dete...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： De Sousa SMC,Sheriff N,Tran CH,Menzies AM,Tsang VHM,Long GV,Tonks KTT

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the results of long-term (6-year) treatment of Nelson's syndrome with the long-acting dopamine agonist, cabergoline, in a 55-year-old woman. The disease presented 26 years after bilateral adrenalectomy and radiation treatment for Cushing's disease, followed by glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Shraga-Slutzky I,Shimon I,Weinshtein R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to dopamine agonists can be defined with respect to failure to normalize PRL levels and failure to decrease tumor size by > or = 50%. Using these definitions, failure to normalize PRL levels is seen in 24% of those treated with bromocriptine, 13% of those treated with pergolide and 11% of those treated with...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Molitch ME

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine agonists have been shown to reduce growth hormone secretion in some patients with acromegaly, but their effect on adenoma size has not been well appreciated. We describe a 69 year-old woman with acromegaly caused by a somatotroph macroadenoma who received primary treatment with the dopamine agonist cabergolin...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Rickels MR,Snyder PJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The sphenoid bone has a superior depression called the sella turcica, Latin for "Turkish saddle," where the pituitary gland is found. The availability of modern radiological imaging techniques has replaced plain radiography of the sella turcica in the investigation of hypothalamo-pituitary abnormalities. H...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Tekiner H,Acer N,Kelestimur F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of disorders of growth hormone (GH) is dependent upon accurate measurement of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) concentrations since serum IGF-I assays have been found to be useful as a screening tests for the presence of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children and in both children and adults they...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Clemmons DR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) are typically benign neoplasms that can cause significant morbidity through local mass effects. MIB-1/Ki-67 and p53 immuno-reactivity are used to predict aggressive behavior but have known limitations. No marker to date is widely used to reliably predict tumor progression. Phos...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Hightower E,Cabanillas ME,Fuller GN,McCutcheon IE,Hess KR,Shah K,Waguespack SG,Corley LJ,Devin JK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperprolactinemia has been associated with impaired metabolism, including insulin resistance. However, the metabolic effects of elevated prolactin (PRL) levels are not completely clarified. The aim of this study was to obtain more insights of metabolic consequences in hyperprolactinemia patients. Fourteen consecutive...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Berinder K,Nyström T,Höybye C,Hall K,Hulting AL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early disease onset, clinical manifestation, histomorphology, and increased tendency to relapse distinguish the adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (adaCP) from the more favorable papillary variant (papCP). A molecular hallmark of adaCP is the activated Wnt signaling pathway indicated by nuclear β-catenin a...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Hölsken A,Stache C,Schlaffer SM,Flitsch J,Fahlbusch R,Buchfelder M,Buslei R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's disease, i.e., pituitary ACTH-secreting adenoma causing excess glucocorticoid secretion, is a rare disease with significant mortality and morbidity. Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment can alter the course of the disease and are therefore mandatory. First step of the diagnostic work-up is the endogeno...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： De Martin M,Pecori Giraldi F,Cavagnini F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cis-unsaturated free fatty acids (FFA) like oleic acid are strong blockers of both basal and stimulated GH secretion in vivo by acting directly on the somatotroph cell. Several lines of evidence suggest that this inhibitory action is the result of a perturbation of the function of several plasma membrane integral prot...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Pérez FR,Camiña JP,Menéndez C,Beiras A,Casabiell X,Casanueva FF

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young female patient presented as an acute medical emergency with hypoglycaemia. Investigations revealed panhypopituitarism and an inflammatory pituitary mass. An antibody screen was negative for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies with cytoplasmic distribution (cANCA). Pituitary histology showed lymphocytic infi...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： McIntyre EA,Perros P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (FNDI) is mostly an autosomal dominant inherited disorder presenting with severe polydipsia and polyuria typically in early childhood. To date, 69 different variations in the AVP gene encoding the AVP prohormone have been identified in autosomal dominant FNDI (adFNDI). In t...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Birkegaard C,Christensen JH,Falorni A,Marzotti S,Minarelli V,Gregersen N,Rittig S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Granular cell tumors of the neurohypophysis are rare, solitary lesions, mostly presenting in the adult age. They rarely grow to a sufficient size to cause mass effect related symptoms and they may be found in most cases incidentally at autopsy. Because of their rarity as of now they have been described only as ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Gagliardi F,Spina A,Barzaghi LR,Bailo M,Losa M,Terreni MR,Mortini P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare disease characterized by a collection of signs and symptoms, also common in the general population without elevated cortisol secretion. During the last years more patients with CS are identified earlier and with milder disease. Many of these patients are diagnosed during s...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Shimon I

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients with acromegaly have some degree of insulin resistance. The principal mediator of insulin resistance in acromegaly is hypersecretion of growth hormone. Growth hormone acts at several levels to block insulin actions including inhibiting phosphorylation of the insulin receptor and one of its principal sign...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Clemmons DR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00