Introduction: Sellar metastases (SM) are rare manifestations of malignancy. Breast and lung cancer are the most common primary tumors. Most cases are diagnosed in patients with advanced malignant disease; however, symptoms ...
Craniopharyngiomas are rare lesions derived from cell remnants of Rathke’s pouch, usually localized in the sellar and suprasellar areas.
Objectives: To analyze clinical, endocrine and histological features in a group ...
Introducción: La hipofisitis es una enfermedad infrecuente que plantea un desafío en el diagnóstico y
tratamiento. El objetivo de este estudio multicéntrico
y retrospectivo fue describir: a) características de pacientes ...
Ectopic acromegaly is a rare condition caused by extrapituitary central or peripheral neuroendocrine tumours (NET) that hypersecrete GH or, more commonly, GHRH. It affects less than 1% of acromegaly patients and a misdiagnosis ...
Pérez Millán, María Inés; Cheung, Leonard Y.M.; Mercogliano, Florencia; Camilletti, Maria Andrea; Chirino Felker, Gonzalo T.; Moro, Lucía Natalia; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; Brinkmeier, Michelle L.; Camper, Sally A.(Nature Pub. Group, 2023-12-15)
Pituitary cells that express the transcription factor SOX2 are stem cells because they can self-renew and differentiate into multiple pituitary hormone-producing cell types as organoids. Wounding and physiological challenges ...
de Francesco, Pablo Nicolás; Fernández, Gimena; Uriarte, Maia; Urrutia, Leandro; Ponce de León, Magdalena; Fehrentz, Jean-Alain; Falasco, Germán; Perello, Mario(Karger, 2022-07-29)
Introduction: Ghrelin regulates a variety of functions by acting in the brain. The targets of ghrelin in the mouse brain have been mainly mapped using immunolabeling against c-Fos, a transcription factor used as a marker ...
Stereotactic radiosurgery with gamma knife (GKS) is a treatment option for persistent or recurrent pituitary adenoma. The aim of our study was to report Argentine experience in GKS, assessing the efficacy and safety in our ...
Loto, Mónica; Rogozinski, Amelia; Alfieri, Analía; Ballarino, María Carolina; Battistone, María Florencia; Chervin, Alberto B.; Danilowicz, Karina; Dies, S.; Fainstein Day, Patricia; Furioso, Alejandra; Glerean, Mariela; González Pernas, Mariana Soledad; Katz, Débora Adela; Mallea-Gil, María Susana; Martinez, Marcela; Miragaya, Karina; Sabate, María Isabel; Slavinsky, Patricia; Sosa, Soledad; Szuman, Gabriela(Sociedad Argentina de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, 2021-02-01)
La región selar es un sitio infrecuente de metástasis, pudiendo encontrarse en 1% de las cirugías hipofisarias. Los tumores primarios más habituales son mama y pulmón. En general son diagnosticadas en pacientes con enfermedad ...
Purpose: Current international guidelines recommend colonoscopy in patients with acromegaly at the time of diagnosis, even though the risk of developing colorectal neoplasm is still controversial. The main objective of ...
Background: Acromegaly is associated with higher morbidity and mortality mainly due to cardiovascular disease. Data on the incidence and evolution of thyroid cancer in acromegaly are controversial. Our objective was to ...
Introduction: Pituitary Metastases (MTS) are infrequently seen in clinical practice. The incidence ranges from 0.14 to 28%. Breast and lung cancer are the primary sites that most frequently metastasize to sellar region, ...
Introduction Acromegaly is associated with higher morbidity and mortality due to malignant neoplasms. However, data on the incidence and evolution of thyroid cancer in acromegaly is controversial. Objectives: To describe ...
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the long term safety and efficacy of pegvisomant (PEGV), and the predictors of treatment response in patients with acromegaly in the real life setting.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS:
We retrospectively ...