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]

Pituitary gland neoplasms most frequently harbor alterations in GNAS, PRKDC, ARID1B, PTPRD, and FANCA [2].

Most Commonly Altered Genes in Pituitary Gland Neoplasm

GNAS Mutation, PRKDC Mutation, ARID1B Mutation, FANCA Mutation, and KMT2D Mutation are the most common alterations in pituitary gland neoplasm [2].

Top Alterations in Pituitary Gland Neoplasm

Disease Details

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