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-Audrey Hepburn

PNA Spotlight: Dr. Christie Turin More

This month the PNA spotlight shines on Dr. Christie Turin More.   Dr.  More graduated from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad De Medicina Alberto Hurtado in 2013. She works in Aurora, CO and 4 other locations and specializes in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and Internal Medicine.  Dr More Interned  and complete her Residency at Baylor College of Medicine.  She received a Fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. More answered some questions from the PNA. Here are her answers.

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Dr. Christie Turin More

PNA Medical Corner: Pituitary Surgical Technique

 

This month the PNA Medical Corner showcases a study co-authored by three members of the PNA: Drs. Susan Samson, Kaisorn Chaichana and Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The study found that endoscopic endonasal resection of the medial wall fo the cavernous sinus is associated with better hormonal control later on, but requires advanced surgical skill.  Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36291288/

Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of the Medial Wall of the Cavernous Sinus and Its Impact on Outcomes of Pituitary Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Dr. Susan Samson

Dr. Kaisorn Chaichana

Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

Featured News and Updates

News Articles December 2022

Pituitary Q & A

The Mayo Clinic has produced a podcast with frequently asked questions on pituitary tumors. Check it out here

Optometrist Spots Signs of Pituitary Tumor; Patient Gets Emergency Surgery

Nonmedical professionals like jewelers, shoe salespersons and optometrists can make a big impact in a patient’s life – by spotting signs of pituitary disease. An article in Insight News tells the story of an extra vigilant optometrist who spotted a red flag, and may have saved a woman’s life. Read more:

Case Study: Keto Diet Alleviates Symptoms of Cushing’s But Delays Diagnosis

An article in Cushing’s Disease News looks at a case study about a man who lost weight on a low carb ketogenic diet, which lessened his symptoms of what turned out to be Cushing’s Disease, but in doing so may have delayed his diagnosis. Read more:

TV Actor Recounts Battle With Pituitary Dwarfism

Actor Max Casella, who has co-starred in shows like “Doogie Howser, MD”,“The Sopranos”, “Boardwalk Empire” and “Tulsa King” talks about growing up with pituitary dwarfism in an article on PageSix.com. He underwent hormone therapy in his twenties to finally jumpstart puberty. Read more:

Can ‘Mini Pituitary Tumors’ Help Improve Treatments?

The website chof360.com looks at A study in the journal Cells looks at efforts by researchers to develop organoids, or organelles – basically cell structures grown in a lab using cells from pituitary surgeries. The study says these mini pituitary tumors mimic the structure of an adenoma, and thus may be useful in developing targeted therapies for Cushing’s patients. Read more: 

Research Articles

Research Articles December 2025

Pituitary tumors

Mapping the evolution of pediatric craniopharyngioma research: a bibliometric analysis.

Frome S, Dastagirzada Y, Kurland D, Wisoff J.Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Nov 29;41(1):389. doi: 10.1007/s00381-025-07050-6.


The interdisciplinary management of craniopharyngioma – practice patterns, outcomes, and insights.

Haselmann J, Roohani S, Wasilewski D, Onken J, Capper D, Kaul D, Ehret F.BMC Cancer. 2025 Nov 28. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-14991-3. Online ahead of print.

 

Pituitary Surgery

Training in endoscopic endonasal surgery: EANS young neurosurgeons committee survey.

Zoli M, Aldea C, Bauer M, Belo D, Drosos E, Jadoon S, Kaprovoy S, Lepic M, Lippa L, Mohme M, Motov S, Spiriev T, Stastna D, Stengel FC, Raffa G.Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Nov 28;49(1):31. doi: 10.1007/s10143-025-03962-8.


Very Long-Term Follow-Up of Multidimensional Health-Related Quality of Life After Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Joustra GE, van Rhee NF, den Heijer MC, Korsten-Meijer AGW, Feijen RA, Halmos GB, Kuijlen JMA, Vermeulen KM.Head Neck. 2025 Nov 28. doi: 10.1002/hed.70103. Online ahead of print.’

 

Cushing’s Disease

Hypercoagulability in Cushing’s syndrome: past, present, future.

Akirov A, Fleseriu M.Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 28;70(special 1):e250062. doi: 10.20945/2359-4292-2025-0095.Review.

Editor’s note: Dr Fleseriu is a longtime member of the PNA.


Revamped perspective on conventional interpretation: the foreboding prognostic significance of low-lateralization in inferior petrosal sinus sampling for diagnosis of Cushing’s disease.

Lyu X, Liu J, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zhu H, Chen S, Lu L, Pan H.BMC Endocr Disord. 2025 Nov 27;25(1):275. doi: 10.1186/s12902-025-02092-y.

 

Hypophysitis

Primary hypophysitis: Classification review.

Turin CG, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK.J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2025 Nov 29:nlaf135. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlaf135. Online ahead of print.41317043


An update on hypophysitis.

Miquel L, Testud B, Albarel F, Appay R, Graillon T, Cuny T, Dufour H, Ebbo M, Brue T, Jarrot PA, Schleinitz N, Castinetti F.Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2025 Nov 27. doi: 10.1038/s41574-025-01200-1. Online ahead of print.

 

AI/ Machine Learning

Multiclass Brain Tumor Detection with Attention-Embedded CNN Framework: Advancing Toward Decentralized Deep Learning-Based Health Monitoring.

Subba AB, Sunaniya AK, Mukherjee A.IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2025 Nov 27;PP. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2025.3638154. Online ahead of print.

 

Hormonal health

Differential role of anterior and posterior pituitary lobes in healthy aging and perceived stress.

Doucet GE, Davis M, Mertens AT, Picci G.Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 27;15(1):42409. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-26558-0.

 

Ki-67 and preoperative hypocortisolism are predictive factors for postoperative diabetes insipidus after endoscopic pituitary tumor resection.

Li G, Li M, Xie B, Chen J, Li S, Luo S, Mo C.World Neurosurg. 2025 Nov 28:124692. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124692. Online ahead of print.

 

Large-scale comparison of two immunoassays for adrenocorticotropic hormone in human plasma.

Li Y, Louie JZ, Burgess TE, Bare LA, McPhaul MJ.Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 29. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-26501-3. Online ahead of print.

 

disease – From function to the diagnosis of a deficiency, resulting clinical relevance, and potential treatment options in endocrinology.

Leibnitz S, Christ-Crain M, Atila C.Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 28;70(special 1):e20250259. doi: 10.20945/2359-4292-2025-0259.Review.

 

Diagnostic/Research

EndoCompass Project: Research Roadmap for Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology.

Cools M, Krausz C, Juul A, Macut D, Andersen MS, Andersson AM, Andoniadou CL, Ahmed SF, Bakker J, Bashamboo A, Behre HM, Bonomi M, Busch AS, De Roo C, Dessens A, Fakhar-I-Adil M, Fanelli F, Fisher AD, Flück C, Gambineri A, Giwercman A, Gravholt CH, Hannema S, Heindryckx B, Hiort O, Hornig NC, Howard S, Ibáñez L, Jensen MB, Jørgensen N, Livadas S, Lucas-Herald A, Mastorakos G, Meriggiola MC, Ong K, Palibrk MO, Pignatelli D, Pitteloud N, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Rey R, Robeva R, Pozza C, Schlatt S, Spaggiari G, Tack L, Tena-Sempere M, Tournaye H, T’Sjoen G, Van Mello N, Vena W, Yildiz BO, de Zegher F.Horm Res Paediatr. 2025 Nov 27:1-23. doi: 10.1159/000549203. Online ahead of print.

 

EndoCompass and Neuroendocrine Tumor Endocrinology.

Castano JP, Dattani MT, Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Karavitaki N, Pavel ME, Andoniadou C, Alexandraki K, Capatina C, Cerbone M, Ferone D, Gan HW, Hofland J, Hofland L, Ibanez-Costa A, Ilie MD, Isidori AM, Korbonits M, Kos-Kudła B, Maghnie M, Mantovani G, Marazuela M, Raverot G, Scarpa A, Schilbach K, Theodoropoulou M, van Santen HM, Zatelli MC.Horm Res Paediatr. 2025 Nov 27:1-16. doi: 10.1159/000549145. Online ahead of print.

 

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