Metastases to the pituitary gland: insights from the German pituitary tumor registry
Authors' conclusion
Our study highlights the importance of pituitary metastases as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with pituitary tumors.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with metastases to the pituitary registered in the German Pituitary Tumor Registry, 1990–2022; mean age 64 yearsof 17,896 pituitary cases
- Participants
- 96 patients
- Outcome
- Origin (primary tumor) of pituitary metastases
Methodological detailsGerman Pituitary Tumor Registry, 1990–2022
- German Pituitary Tumor Registry
- 1990–2022
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Primary tumor of pituitary metastases
- Pituitary metastases among all pituitary tumors in the registry
- 0.5%
- Breast cancer as primary tumor
- 25% (n = 24/96)
- Breast cancer as primary tumor, female patients
- 50%
- Lung cancer as primary tumor
- 18.75% (n = 18/96)
- Renal cell carcinoma as primary tumor
- 14.58% (n = 14/96)
- Primary thyroid tumor
- 0
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Metastases to the pituitary gland: insights from the German pituitary tumor registry. Pituitary. Published 30 October 2023. doi:10.
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