Clinical Significance of Granulation Pattern in Corticotroph Pituitary Adenomas

Ciftci Dogansen S., Bilgic B., Yenidunya Yalin G., Tanrikulu S., Yarman S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, vol.35, no.1, pp.9-14, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5146/tjpath.2018.01434
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.9-14
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The granulation pattern of pituitary tumors may be important to predict tumor behavior, treatment outcomes, and recurrences. Therefore, we compared densely granulated corticotroph tumor (DGCT) and sparsely granulated corticotroph tumor (SGCT) in terms of clinicopathologic findings.