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Pituitary gland cyst

MedGen UID:
87441
•Concept ID:
C0342420
•
Finding
Synonym: pituitary cyst
SNOMED CT: Pituitary cyst (237716008)
 
HPO: HP:0410278

Definition

A fluid-filled sacs that develop on or near the pituitary gland. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPituitary gland cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pituitary Incidentalomas: Best Practices and Looking Ahead.
Giraldi E, Allen JW, Ioachimescu AG
Endocr Pract 2023 Jan;29(1):60-68. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.004. PMID: 36270609
Consensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing's disease: a guideline update.
Fleseriu M, Auchus R, Bancos I, Ben-Shlomo A, Bertherat J, Biermasz NR, Boguszewski CL, Bronstein MD, Buchfelder M, Carmichael JD, Casanueva FF, Castinetti F, Chanson P, Findling J, Gadelha M, Geer EB, Giustina A, Grossman A, Gurnell M, Ho K, Ioachimescu AG, Kaiser UB, Karavitaki N, Katznelson L, Kelly DF, Lacroix A, McCormack A, Melmed S, Molitch M, Mortini P, Newell-Price J, Nieman L, Pereira AM, Petersenn S, Pivonello R, Raff H, Reincke M, Salvatori R, Scaroni C, Shimon I, Stratakis CA, Swearingen B, Tabarin A, Takahashi Y, Theodoropoulou M, Tsagarakis S, Valassi E, Varlamov EV, Vila G, Wass J, Webb SM, Zatelli MC, Biller BMK
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Dec;9(12):847-875. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00235-7. PMID: 34687601Free PMC Article
Treatment of Cushing's Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Nieman LK, Biller BM, Findling JW, Murad MH, Newell-Price J, Savage MO, Tabarin A; Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 Aug;100(8):2807-31. Epub 2015 Jul 29 doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-1818. PMID: 26222757Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A clinical perspective on ectopic Cushing's syndrome.
Ragnarsson O, Juhlin CC, Torpy DJ, Falhammar H
Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024 Apr;35(4):347-360. Epub 2023 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.12.003. PMID: 38143211
The World Health Organization classifications of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours: a clinico-pathological appraisal.
Villa C, Baussart B, Assié G, Raverot G, Roncaroli F
Endocr Relat Cancer 2023 Aug 1;30(8) Epub 2023 Jun 22 doi: 10.1530/ERC-23-0021. PMID: 37068095
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Pituitary Tumors.
Asa SL, Mete O, Perry A, Osamura RY
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):6-26. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09703-7. PMID: 35291028
Management of children and young people with idiopathic pituitary stalk thickening, central diabetes insipidus, or both: a national clinical practice consensus guideline.
Cerbone M, Visser J, Bulwer C, Ederies A, Vallabhaneni K, Ball S, Kamaly-Asl I, Grossman A, Gleeson H, Korbonits M, Nanduri V, Tziaferi V, Jacques T, Spoudeas HA
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2021 Sep;5(9):662-676. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00088-2. PMID: 34214482
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Silent Pituitary Adenomas.
Drummond J, Roncaroli F, Grossman AB, Korbonits M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2473-2489. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00688. PMID: 30020466Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

A clinical perspective on ectopic Cushing's syndrome.
Ragnarsson O, Juhlin CC, Torpy DJ, Falhammar H
Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024 Apr;35(4):347-360. Epub 2023 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.12.003. PMID: 38143211
The World Health Organization classifications of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours: a clinico-pathological appraisal.
Villa C, Baussart B, Assié G, Raverot G, Roncaroli F
Endocr Relat Cancer 2023 Aug 1;30(8) Epub 2023 Jun 22 doi: 10.1530/ERC-23-0021. PMID: 37068095
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Pituitary Tumors.
Asa SL, Mete O, Perry A, Osamura RY
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):6-26. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09703-7. PMID: 35291028
Hypophysitis, the Growing Spectrum of a Rare Pituitary Disease.
Langlois F, Varlamov EV, Fleseriu M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Jan 1;107(1):10-28. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab672. PMID: 34528683Free PMC Article
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Silent Pituitary Adenomas.
Drummond J, Roncaroli F, Grossman AB, Korbonits M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2473-2489. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00688. PMID: 30020466Free PMC Article

Therapy

Innovative tumour targeting therapeutics in Cushing's disease.
von Selzam V, Theodoropoulou M
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Dec;36(6):101701. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2022.101701. PMID: 36511278
Complications in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery.
Vignolles-Jeong J, Kreatsoulas D, Godil S, Otto B, Carrau R, Prevedello D
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2022 Apr;55(2):431-448. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.12.011. PMID: 35365316
Pituitary Function after High-Dose 177Lu-DOTATATE Therapy and Long-Term Follow-Up.
Sundlöv A, Sjögreen-Gleisner K, Tennvall J, Dahl L, Svensson J, Åkesson A, Bernhardt P, Lindgren O
Neuroendocrinology 2021;111(4):344-353. Epub 2020 Apr 8 doi: 10.1159/000507761. PMID: 32259830Free PMC Article
Radiotherapy as a tool for the treatment of Cushing's disease.
Castinetti F, Brue T, Ragnarsson O
Eur J Endocrinol 2019 May 1;180(5):D9-D18. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0092. PMID: 30970325
Pituitary-directed medical therapy in Cushing's disease.
Petersenn S, Fleseriu M
Pituitary 2015 Apr;18(2):238-44. doi: 10.1007/s11102-015-0639-4. PMID: 25627118

Prognosis

The World Health Organization classifications of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours: a clinico-pathological appraisal.
Villa C, Baussart B, Assié G, Raverot G, Roncaroli F
Endocr Relat Cancer 2023 Aug 1;30(8) Epub 2023 Jun 22 doi: 10.1530/ERC-23-0021. PMID: 37068095
Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Pituitary Incidentalomas: Best Practices and Looking Ahead.
Giraldi E, Allen JW, Ioachimescu AG
Endocr Pract 2023 Jan;29(1):60-68. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.004. PMID: 36270609
Autophagy and Pituitary Adenoma.
Wu Z, Gu W
Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1207:183-194. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4272-5_12. PMID: 32671747
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Silent Pituitary Adenomas.
Drummond J, Roncaroli F, Grossman AB, Korbonits M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2473-2489. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00688. PMID: 30020466Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

The World Health Organization classifications of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours: a clinico-pathological appraisal.
Villa C, Baussart B, Assié G, Raverot G, Roncaroli F
Endocr Relat Cancer 2023 Aug 1;30(8) Epub 2023 Jun 22 doi: 10.1530/ERC-23-0021. PMID: 37068095
Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Hypophysitis, the Growing Spectrum of a Rare Pituitary Disease.
Langlois F, Varlamov EV, Fleseriu M
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Jan 1;107(1):10-28. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab672. PMID: 34528683Free PMC Article
Surgery for Acromegaly.
Sarkar S, Chacko AG
Neurol India 2020 May-Jun;68(Supplement):S44-S51. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.287664. PMID: 32611892
MicroRNAs in pituitary tumors.
Wierinckx A, Roche M, Legras-Lachuer C, Trouillas J, Raverot G, Lachuer J
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017 Nov 15;456:51-61. Epub 2017 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.01.021. PMID: 28089822

Recent systematic reviews

Fatigue following head and neck cancer radiotherapy: a systematic review of dose correlates.
Leong WC, Manan HA, Hsien CCM, Wong YF, Yahya N
Support Care Cancer 2024 Jun 26;32(7):460. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08655-4. PMID: 38918218
Aggressive PitNETs and Potential Target Therapies: A Systematic Review of Molecular and Genetic Pathways.
Serioli S, Agostini L, Pietrantoni A, Valeri F, Costanza F, Chiloiro S, Buffoli B, Piazza A, Poliani PL, Peris-Celda M, Iavarone F, Gaudino S, Gessi M, Schinzari G, Mattogno PP, Giampietro A, De Marinis L, Pontecorvi A, Fontanella MM, Lauretti L, Rindi G, Olivi A, Bianchi A, Doglietto F
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Oct 29;24(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms242115719. PMID: 37958702Free PMC Article
Prolactin in headache and migraine: A systematic review of clinical studies.
Al-Karagholi MA, Kalatharan V, Ghanizada H, Gram C, Dussor G, Ashina M
Cephalalgia 2023 Feb;43(2):3331024221136286. doi: 10.1177/03331024221136286. PMID: 36718026
Hypophysitis: A comprehensive overview.
de Vries F, van Furth WR, Biermasz NR, Pereira AM
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104076. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104076. PMID: 34687912
Pituitary stalk lesions: systematic review and clinical guidance.
Catford S, Wang YY, Wong R
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2016 Oct;85(4):507-21. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1111/cen.13058. PMID: 26950774

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