Open AccessThe modern concept of the pathogenesis of pituitary tumors
Author(s) -
А. А. Булатов
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11832
Subject(s) - pituitary tumors , pathogenesis , autopsy , pituitary gland , medicine , pituitary neoplasm , pathology , neuroendocrine tumors , neuroscience , biology , hormone
Pituitary tumors are a fairly common and often very severe form of neuroendocrine pathology. They make up about 10% of all intracranial tumors detected in clinical practice. They are found at autopsy in 10-20% of cases. Therefore, elucidation of the fundamental mechanisms of the pathogenesis of various types of pituitary tumors, the characteristics of their cellular biology and the development on this basis of effective approaches to their diagnosis, monitoring and treatment are one of the priorities in endocrinology.