Open AccessPosterior pituitary tumours: patient outcomes and determinants of disease recurrence or persistence
Author(s) -
Liza Das,
Kim Vaiphei,
Ashutosh Rai,
Chirag Ahuja,
Paramjeet Singh,
Ishani Mohapatra,
Rajesh Chhabra,
Anil Bhansali,
Bishan Dass Radotra,
Ashley Grossman,
M Korbonits,
Pinaki Dutta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
endocrine connections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 2049-3614
DOI - 10.1530/ec-20-0621
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , transsphenoidal surgery , pituitary adenoma , cohort , immunohistochemistry , pathology , adenoma
Posterior pituitary tumours (PPTs) are rare neoplasms with the four recognised subtypes unified by thyroid transcription factor -1 (TTF-1) expression, according to the 2017 WHO classification. Though traditionally defined as low-grade neoplasms, a substantial proportion of them show recurrence/persistence following surgery.