An aggressive poorly differentiated plurihormonal Pit-1-positive adenoma.
Mark R PostmaJos M A KuijlenAstrid G W KorstenHenriëtte E WesterlaanAlfons C M van den BerghJanine NuverWilfred F A den DunnenGerrit van den BergPublished in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports (2021)
Poorly differentiated plurihormonal Pit-1-positive adenoma is a potentially aggressive subtype of pituitary tumours. This subtype can express somatostatin receptors, allowing treatment with somatostatin analogues. A multidisciplinary approach involving an endocrinologist, neurosurgeon, pituitary pathologist, neuroradiologist, radiation oncologist and medical oncologist is key for the management of patients with aggressive pituitary tumours, allowing the successful application of multimodality treatment. Temozolomide is first-line chemotherapy for aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas. Further development of novel targeted therapies, such as peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-targeted therapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors, is needed.