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20 sie 2021 · Mayo Clinic stresses multidisciplinary and patient-centered management of pituitary tumors, generally resulting in fewer surgical complications and shorter hospital stays. Approximately 82% of patients are sent home the day after surgery.
29 cze 2024 · Mayo Clinic surgeons have experience and expertise in a wide variety of treatment choices for pituitary tumors, including: Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Stereotactic radiosurgery .
29 cze 2024 · Proton beam therapy. Another radiation option, proton beam therapy uses positively charged ions, called protons, to target tumors. Proton beams stop after releasing their energy within the tumor. This means the beams can be controlled to target a pituitary adenoma with less risk of side effects in healthy tissue.
23 cze 2022 · Results. Among our 435 study patients, 438 unique pituitary adenomas were diagnosed at a median patient age of 39 years (interquartile range [IQR], 27 to 58 years). Adenomas were incidentally identified in 164 of the 438 tumors (37%).
31 maj 2022 · To understand the clinical biology of these common yet often innocuous neoplasms, we review pituitary physiology and adenoma epidemiology, pathophysiology, behavior, and clinical consequences.
The largest section of the text is devoted to the management of pituitary tumors and is organized by pituitary tumor subtype. Pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment are covered for each type of tumor.
31 sie 2017 · Key Points. Oncogenic gene fusions are common in patients with solid tumours and occur across a wide spectrum of tumour types. Common methods of fusion detection used in the clinic include...
