Pituitary cancer
Pituitary cancer
Definition
A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the pituitary gland. Representative examples include functioning or non-functioning carcinomas arising from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, chordomas, chondrosarcomas, and metastatic carcinomas from the breast, lung, and gastrointestinal tract.
Also known as cancer of pituitary gland, malignant neoplasm of pituitary, malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland, malignant neoplasm of the pituitary, malignant neoplasm of the pituitary gland, malignant pituitary gland neoplasm, malignant pituitary gland tumor, malignant pituitary gland tumour, malignant pituitary neoplasm, malignant pituitary tumor, malignant pituitary tumour, malignant tumor of pituitary, malignant tumor of pituitary gland, malignant tumor of the pituitary, malignant tumor of the pituitary gland, malignant tumour of pituitary, malignant tumour of pituitary gland, malignant tumour of the pituitary, malignant tumour of the pituitary gland, pituitary cancer, pituitary gland cancer, pituitary neoplasms, malignant, pituitary tumor, malignant — per MONDO
Also identified as
- DOID 1785 per MONDO
- ICD10CM C75.1 per MONDO
- NCIT C4769 per MONDO
- SCTID 363482009 per MONDO
- UMLS C0496842 per MONDO
Affected Organs
| Organ | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brain | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Central nervous system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Craniocervical region | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Nervous system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pituitary gland | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |