2020
Diagnosis and Management of pituitary disease with focus on the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mahajan A, Bronen RA, Mian AY, Omay SB, Spencer DD, Inzucchi SE. Diagnosis and Management of pituitary disease with focus on the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Endocrine 2020, 68: 489-501. PMID: 32162185, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02242-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
Superior Pituitary Border Analysis in Immunotherapy-Induced Hypophysitis
Pucar D, Boustani AM, Bronen RA, Saperstein L. Superior Pituitary Border Analysis in Immunotherapy-Induced Hypophysitis. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2018, 43: 284-286. PMID: 29401149, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001981.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsSinus diseasePituitary swellingSevere headacheVisual disturbancesLaboratory findingsMetastatic melanomaPituitary abnormalitiesRetrospective analysisContrast CTNoncontrast CTPituitary hormonesHypophysitisHeadacheDiseaseDiagnosisCTLow levelsNivolumabHypermetabolismImmunotherapyPETMelanomaAbnormalitiesFindingsHormone
2017
Long-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease.
Erfe JM, Perry A, McClaskey J, Inzucchi SE, James WS, Eid T, Bronen RA, Mahajan A, Huttner A, Santos F, Spencer D. Long-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 629-641. PMID: 29027854, DOI: 10.3171/2017.3.jns162245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranssphenoidal resectionMRI studiesCushing's diseaseCortisol levelsLong-term corticosteroid therapyUrinary free cortisol levelsLong-term disease remissionLong-term patient outcomesResults Fourteen patientsLong-term outcomesPostoperative MRI studiesSurgical tumor samplesFree cortisol levelsPreoperative MRI studiesPrecise tumor localizationACTH antibodiesPituitary microCorticosteroid therapyStudy patientsDisease remissionFourteen patientsRemission rateRetrospective reviewTreatment failureCure rate