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Pituitary Gland Neoplasm

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Overview

NCI Definition: A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the pituitary gland. The vast majority are adenomas arising from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Pituitary Neoplasm, Tumor of the Pituitary, Neoplasm of the Pituitary, Tumor of Pituitary, Neoplasm of Pituitary Gland, Neoplasm of Pituitary, Tumor of Pituitary Gland, Pituitary Tumor, Pituitary Gland Tumor, Neoplasm of the Pituitary Gland, Tumor of the Pituitary Gland
Parent(s)
Supratentorial Neoplasm
Children
Malignant Pituitary Gland Neoplasm, Anterior Pituitary Gland Neoplasm, and Posterior Pituitary Gland Neoplasm

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.