• A benign epithelial tumor with a glandular organization. (curehunter.com)
  • A benign epithelial tumor of the LIVER . (nih.gov)
  • The most common cause of too much growth hormone release is a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland. (canestar.com)
  • For pituitary adenomas, transsphenoidal surgery is usually considered the first line of treatment, followed by medical therapy for residual disease. (medscape.com)
  • Treatment is mainly surgical (transfenoidal adenectomy or hypophysectomy of the acidophil adenoma is the treatment of choice. (canestar.com)
  • NfPitNETs are usually benign tumors with no evidence of hormone oversecretion except for hyperprolactinemia secondary to pituitary stalk compression. (e-enm.org)
  • In the 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of pituitary tumors, a major nomenclature change was introduced to refer to pituitary adenomas as PitNETs as the term adenoma refers to a benign disease that is not harmful to health or life which is inconsistent with the behaviors of pituitary tumors [ 2 ]. (e-enm.org)
  • Code Preferred Term Synonyms Definition Neoplastic Status C7419 Acanthoma A benign skin neoplasm composed of epithelial cells. (nih.gov)
  • There is a lack of correspondence between clinical and pathological criteria to identify and classify invasion, and a need to reassess the nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for invasive adenomas and carcinomas. (bmj.com)
  • Adenoma, Islet Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (uams.edu)
  • Much of the literature is devoted to the histological, ultrastructural, and immunocytochemical classification of pituitary adenomas (extensively supported by multicentre studies), with little consensus on the identification of prognostic features in adenomas, particularly in relation to invasion. (bmj.com)
  • In light of these uncertainties, an approach to the diagnosis and classification of pituitary adenomas is suggested, based on robust criteria from earlier studies and incorporating provisional data that require reassessment in large prospective studies with an adequate clinicopathological database. (bmj.com)
  • 5, 12 The aim of this article is to provide a brief review of the clinical features of lesions that are encountered from within and around the pituitary gland, to assess current diagnostic pathological techniques, and to explore the expanding evidence base for the classification of pituitary adenomas and the clinical relevance of these approaches. (bmj.com)
  • Known As Pituitary adenoma is also known as adenoma of pituitary, adenoma pituitary, benign neoplasm of D35.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. (stradanove.net)
  • 011 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of personal history of benign neoplasm of the brain. (stradanove.net)
  • D35.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of benign neoplasm of pituitary gland. (stradanove.net)
  • WHO, 2001) Malignant C45929 Acidophil Stem Cell Pituitary Gland Adenoma Acidophil Stem Cell Adenoma An infrequent pituitary gland adenoma composed of cells showing immunoreactivity for prolactin and less often growth hormone. (nih.gov)
  • Electron microscopic studies reveal giant mitochondria, a finding not present in any other type of pituitary gland adenomas. (nih.gov)
  • A specific type of acidophil adenoma may give rise to nonpuerperal galactorrhea. (nih.gov)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Adenoma, Islet Cell" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Adenoma, Islet Cell" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (uams.edu)