Highly Aggressive and Radiation-Resistant, “Atypical” and Silent Pituitary Corticotrophic Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Highly Aggressive and Radiation-Resistant, “Atypical” and Silent Pituitary Corticotrophic Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background: Pituitary tumors typically remain silent unless interaction with nearby structures occurs. Rare subsets of pituitary tumors display aggressive phenotypes: highly mitotic, locally invasive, metastatic, chemotherapy and radiation resistant, etc. Disease progression and response to therapy...

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Main Authors: Laura Flores, Richard Sleightholm, Beth Neilsen, Michael Baine, Andjela Drincic, William Thorell, Nicole Shonka, David Oupicky, Chi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Endocrine
Radiotherapy
Cushing’s disease
Temozolomide
Pituitary adenoma
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/496019

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