Molecular Pathways in Prolactinomas

Prolactinoma has the highest incidence rate among patients with functional pituitary tumours. Although mostly benign, there is a subgroup that can be aggressive. Some clinical, radiological and pathology features have been associated with a poor prognostic. Therefore, it can be considered as a group...

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Autores: Biagetti, Betina|||0000-0002-8837-4343, Simó Canonge, Rafael|||0000-0003-0475-3096
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:304129
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/304129
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/ijms222011247
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Prolactinoma
Molecular
Review
Prolactin
Receptor
Dopamine
Lactotroph tumour
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Sumario:Prolactinoma has the highest incidence rate among patients with functional pituitary tumours. Although mostly benign, there is a subgroup that can be aggressive. Some clinical, radiological and pathology features have been associated with a poor prognostic. Therefore, it can be considered as a group of heterogeneous tumours. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the molecular pathways involved in the behaviour of prolactinoma in order to improve our approach and gain deeper insight into the better understanding of tumour development and its management. This is essential for identifying patients harbouring aggressive prolactinoma and to establish personalised therapeutics options.