Pituitary adenoma

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Pituitary adenomas are tumors that arise inside the pituitary gland. Pituitary adenomas are usually divided into 3 classes established upon their biological functioning: benign adenoma, invasive adenoma, and carcinomas. Most adenomas are benign, about 35% are invasive and simply 0.1% to 0.2% are carcinomas. Pituitary adenomas represent from 10% to 25% of all intracranial neoplasms and the anticipated incidence fee in the widespread populace is about 17%.

Non-invasive and non-secreting pituitary adenomas are taken into consideration to be benign in the literal as well as the medical experience; however a latest meta-evaluation (Fernández-Balsells, et al. 2011) of to be had studies has proven there are so far scant research – of poor satisfactory – to either help or refute this assumption.