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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 PurposeCardiac comorbidity is one of the leading causes of death among acromegaly patients. We aimed to investigate the reversibility of acromegalic cardiac involvement after surgical treatment using the gold standard method, cardiovascular magnetic ...
Xiaopeng Guo +24 more
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The Epigenomics of Pituitary Adenoma [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Background: The vast majority of pituitary tumors are benign and behave accordingly; however, a fraction are invasive and are more aggressive, with a very small fraction being frankly malignant. The cellular pathways that drive transformation in pituitary neoplasms are poorly characterized, and current classification methods are not reliable correlates
Blake M. Hauser +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 PurposeAcromegaly is a rare, intractable endocrine disease. We aimed to describe the patient characteristics, diagnostic delays, treatment patterns, treatment outcomes, comorbidities and treatment costs of acromegaly in China.MethodsThis is a nationwide ...
Xiaopeng Guo +26 more
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3D Facial Analysis in Acromegaly: Gender-Specific Features and Clinical Correlations
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 Objective: Quantitative investigations of facial changes in acromegaly are rare. A new imaging technique, three-dimensional (3D) stereophotography, can accurately quantify whole facial changes.
Xiaopeng Guo +21 more
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Pituitary adenoma surgery survey: neurosurgical centers and pituitary adenomas
Brain and Spine, 2022 Objective. Pituitary adenoma surgery has evolved rapidly in recent decades. This study aims to determine current practice across a wide range of European neurosurgical centers. Methods. A list of eligible departments performing pituitary adenoma surgery was created. The survey consisted of 58 questions.
David Netuka +9 more
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Identification and gene expression profiling of human gonadotrophic pituitary adenoma stem cells
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2023 Background Gonadotrophic pituitary adenoma is a major subtype of pituitary adenoma in the sellar region, but it is rarely involved in the hypersecretion of hormones into blood; thus, it is commonly regarded as “non-functioning.” Its tumorigenic ...
Linhao Yuan +8 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 The coexistence of meningioma and pituitary adenoma is very rare, especially in the same location after meningioma surgery. Here, we reported a case of coexisting meningioma and pituitary adenoma secondary to postoperative meningioma in the sellar region
Wang Lu +7 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 BackgroundInsidious-onset acromegaly may easily be overlooked by non-specialists of acromegaly and cause diagnostic delay. This study aims to examine the association between diagnostic delay and advice from doctors before any confirmed diagnosis and ...
Kailu Wang +26 more
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F1000Research, 2018 Background: Pituitary disorders spectrum includes a wide variety of diseases.This study aimed at a comprehensive description of such disorders for patients from Faiha Specialized Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (FDEMC) in Basrah (Southern Iraq)
Abbas Ali Mansour +11 more
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Endokrynologia Polska, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Pituitary adenomas constitute one of the most common intracranial tumours. The mouse double minute 2 homologue (MDM2) is considered as an important oncogene in many tumours, but it has been little studied in pituitary adenomas and the ...
Yibiao Wang +5 more
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