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Cystic Lesions of the Pituitary: Clinicopathological Features Distinguishing Craniopharyngioma, Rathke’s Cleft Cyst, and Arachnoid Cyst by Shin, Jennifer L, Asa, Sylvia L, Woodhouse, Linda J, Smyth, Harley S, Ezzat, Shereen

“…The distinction among craniopharyngioma (CR), Rathke’s cleft cyst (RCC), and intrasellar arachnoid cyst (AC) remains a difficult preoperative problem. Accurate…”
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors metastatic to the sella turcica and review of the literature by Moshkin, Olga, Rotondo, Fabio, Scheithauer, Bernd W., Soares, Mark, Coire, Claire, Smyth, Harley S., Goth, Miklos, Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman

“…We review here the literature on neuroendocrine neoplasms metastatic to the pituitary and present an example of the disease. Metastasis of bronchial carcinoid…”
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Development and validation of the disease-specific QOL-CD quality of life questionnaire for patients with Cushing’s disease by Cusimano, Michael D., Huang, Tony Q., Marchie, Anthony, Smyth, Harley S., Kovacs, Kalman

“…OBJECTIVECushing's disease (CD) patients experience a range of debilitating symptoms that impair quality of life (QOL) as assessed using generic measures…”
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Outcomes of surgically treated giant pituitary tumours by Cusimano, Michael D, Kan, Peter, Nassiri, Farshad, Anderson, Jennifer, Goguen, Jeannette, Vanek, Irene, Smyth, Harley S, Fenton, Ronald, Muller, Paul J, Kovacs, Kalman

“…To evaluate the outcomes of patients with giant pituitary tumours (GPTs) who underwent a purely binasal endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (BETS) and compare…”
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Cushing Disease Presenting as Primary Psychiatric Illness: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rasmussen, Sean A, Rosebush, Patricia I, Smyth, Harley S, Mazurek, Michael F

“…We report the case of a woman with long-standing refractory depression and psychotic features who was eventually diagnosed with Cushing disease. After surgical…”
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The Spectrum and Significance of Primary Hypophysitis by Cheung, Carol C., Ezzat, Shereen, Smyth, Harley S., Asa, Sylvia L.

“…Hypophysitis can present clinically as a mass lesion of the sella turcica. Secondary hypophysitis occurs in cases where a definite etiologic agent or process…”
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Impact of technique on cushing disease outcome using strict remission criteria by Alahmadi, Hussein, Cusimano, Michael D, Woo, Kenneth, Mohammed, Ameen A, Goguen, Jeannette, Smyth, Harley S, Macdonald, Robert L, Muller, Paul J, Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman

“…Cushing disease (CD) constitutes a challenging condition for the pituitary surgeon. Given the variety of factors affecting outcomes in CD, it is uncertain…”
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Folliculo-stellate Cells of the Human Pituitary as Adult Stem Cells: Examples of Their Neoplastic Potential by Horvath, Eva, Coire, Claire I., Kovacs, Kalman, Smyth, Harley S.

“…Two unique, formerly unrecorded sellar neoplasms were observed in two women of 60 and 63 years of age. One lesion consisted of small epithelial cells and the…”
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Double Pituitary Adenoma Presenting as a Prolactin-secreting Tumor with Partial Response to Medical Therapy. Case report by Coiré, Claire I, Smyth, Harley S, Rosso, Dominic, Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman

“…Double pituitary adenomas are difficult to recognize pre-operatively as only a single mass may be appreciated on imaging. We present herein a giant…”
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Morphologic changes of prolactin-producing pituitary adenomas after short treatment with dopamine agonists by Kontogeorgos, George, Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman, Coire, Claire, Lloyd, Ricardo V, Scheithauer, Bernd W, Smyth, Harley S

“…Treatment of patients with prolactin (PRL)-producing pituitary adenomas with dopamine agonists has proved successful for most cases. Dopamine agonists inhibit…”
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Salivary gland-like tumor of the sella by van Furth, Wouter, Smyth, Harley S, Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman, Salehi, Fateme, Cusimano, Michael D

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Juxtaposition of an ectopic corticotroph adenoma of the sphenoid sinus with orthotopic intrasellar corticotroph hyperplasia in a patient with Cushing disease: Case report by AL-GAHTANY, Mubarak, BILBAO, Juan, KOVACS, Kalman, HORVATH, Eva, SMYTH, Harley S

“…Ectopic pituitary adenomas (EPAs) are rare and their association with orthotopic corticotroph hyperplasia has not been published. The case of a 30-year-old…”
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Distinct clonal composition of primary and metastatic adrencorticotrophic hormone‐producing pituitary carcinoma by Zahedi, Afshan, Booth, Gillian L., Smyth, Harley S., Farrell, William E., Clayton, Richard N., Asa, Sylvia L., Ezzat, Shereen

“…The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying pituitary tumorigenesis are largely unknown. Previous reports have suggested that aggressive pituitary adenomas and/or…”
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Growth hormone‐releasing hormone (GHRH) and GHRH receptor (GHRH‐R) isoform expression in ectopic acromegaly by Othman, Nor Hayati, Ezzat, Shereen, Kovacs, Kalman, Horvath, Eva, Poulin, Eric, Smyth, Harley S., Asa, Sylvia L.

“…Bronchial endocrine neoplasms causing acromegaly due to ectopic production of growth hormone (GH)‐releasing hormone (GHRH) have been reported. We describe the…”
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Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Expression by Two Prolactin and Thyrotropin-Producing Pituitary Adenomas by Ezzat, Shereen, Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman, Smyth, Harley S., Singer, William, Asa, Sylvia L.

“…We investigated the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in an aggressive type of PRL and TSH-producing pituitary adenoma. Immunocytochemistry…”
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Diminished baroreflex sensitivity in high blood pressure by Bristow, J D, Honour, A J, Pickering, G W, Sleight, P, Smyth, H S

“…Sudden intravenous injections of small amounts of angiotensin or phenylephrine were given to 30 subjects to produce modest, brief increases in directly…”
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Pituitary Corticotroph Adenoma Containing Many Apoptotic Cells: A Histologic, Immunohistochemical, Ultrastructural and Molecular Study by Messini, Irene, Kontogeorgos, George, Kovacs, Kalman, Horvath, Eva, Smyth, Harley S.

“…Apoptosis regulates cell turnover in normal tissues and occurs during the neoplastic process. Owing to difficulties in recognizing apoptotic cells by histology…”
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A composite silent corticotroph pituitary adenoma with interspersed adrenocortical cells: case report by Coiré, C I, Horvath, E, Kovacs, K, Smyth, H S, Sasano, H, Iino, K, Feig, D S

“…A case report of an extraordinary sellar pituitary tumor composed of corticotrophs and adrenocortical cells is presented. To our knowledge, this is only the…”
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Improved Diagnostic Accuracy of Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling over Imaging for Localizing Pituitary Pathology in Patients with Cushing’s Disease by Booth, Gillian L, Redelmeier, Donald A, Grosman, Harvey, Kovacs, Kalman, Smyth, Harley S, Ezzat, Shereen

“…The majority of patients with Cushing’s disease can be cured by transsphenoidal microsurgery; however, precise localization of the pituitary source of ACTH is…”
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Cushing's Syndrome from an Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma with Peliosis: A Histological, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Study and Review of the Literature by Coire, Claire I., Horvath, Eva, Kovacs, Kalman, Smyth, Harley S., Ezzat, Shereen

“…Ectopic pituitary adenoma (EPA) is rare and, to the authors' knowledge, its association with peliosis has not yet been described. The case of a 38-yr-old woman…”
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