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Rapid intraoperative boundary diagnosis of somatotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors using real-time PCR.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 23 Feb 2026
Sato Yoshiki, Takeuchi Kazuhito, Ohka Fumiharu, Nagata Yuichi, Maeda Sachi, Matsuyama Tomoki, Hirose Toshiaki, Deguchi Shoichi, Okumura Eriko, Iwami Kenichiro, Saito Ryuta
Abstract excerpt
Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) are generally benign; however, functional subtypes cause hormone hypersecretion, leading to systemic complications. In somatotroph PitNETs, growth hormone (GH) excess increases mortality and necessitates complete tumor resection to achieve endocrinological remission. Although extracapsular resection along the pseudocapsule is preferred, the plane may be poorly defined...
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