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Distinguishing Pituitary Metastasis and Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors through Conventional MR Imaging and Clinical Features.

Sabahattin YuzkanBuruc ErkanFatih Mert DogukanUluc OzkiziltanSerdar BalsakFatma Zeynep ArslanBerk TutuncuogluCeyda Ceren ArikanHuseyin KaratayEbubekir AkpinarYesim ErtanEsra HatipogluCenk EraslanOmer KitisCem CalliBurak Koçak
Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2024)
Two conventional features based on pituitary MR imaging with the clinical variable of history of cancer had satisfying predictive performance, making them potential discriminators between pituitary metastases and pituitary neuroendocrine tumors. In cases in which differentiation between pituitary metastases and pituitary neuroendocrine tumors poses a challenge, the results of this study may help with the diagnosis.
Keyphrases
  • neuroendocrine tumors
  • growth hormone
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • computed tomography
  • risk assessment
  • papillary thyroid
  • lymph node metastasis