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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

May 2025 Research Articles

Pituitary Surgery

Indocyanine green fluorescence in endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: a systematic review.

Olesrud I, Halvorsen IJ, Storaker MA, Heck A, Dahlberg D, Wiedmann MKH.Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2025 Mar 28;167(1):92. doi: 10.1007/s00701-025-06500-z.


Extended endoscopic endonasal approach for solid or predominantly solid third ventricle craniopharyngiomas complicated with obstructive hydrocephalus: a single-center experience of 27 patients.

Qiao N, Li C, Liu X, Song Y, Liang L, Zou Y, Lu P, Zhang Y, Gui S.Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Mar 26;48(1):325. doi: 10.1007/s10143-025-03486-1.

 

Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumours (PiTNETs) in a Tertiary Hospital: Are There Differences Between Young and Elderly Patients?

Borrego-Soriano I, Parra-Ramírez P, Martín-Rojas-Marcos P, Pérez-López C, García-Feijoo P, Álvarez-Escolá C.Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2025 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/cen.15242. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40129236

 

Pituitary Tumors


Fungal Sinusitis Spreading to the Sellar Region Mimicking a Pituitary Tumor: Case Report and Literature Review.

Pekic Djurdjevic S, Arsic Arsenijevic V.J Fungi (Basel). 2025 Mar 19;11(3):233. doi: 10.3390/jof11030233.

 

Functional Transformation of a Corticotroph Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor 128 Months Following Primary Excision ? A Case Report.

Goyal-Honavar A, Abraham AP, Asha HS, Chacko G, Chacko AG.Turk Neurosurg. 2025;35(2):355-359. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44912-23.2

 

Genetic Characterization of Turkish Patients with Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Alavanda C, Sonmez O, Geckinli BB, Bayrakli F, Guney AI.Turk Neurosurg. 2025;35(2):319-320. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.45761-23.2.

 

 

Empty Sella

 

Relationship Between Radiological Features of Primary Empty or Primary Partial Empty Sella and Pituitary Hormone Levels.

Kałuża B, Furmanek M, Domański J, Żuk-Łapan A, Babula E, Poprawa I, Walecki J, Franek E.Biomedicines. 2025 Mar 15;13(3):722. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13030722.

 

Acromegaly

 

Copeptin and Mid-Regional Proadrenomedullin Are Not Useful Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Disease in Patients with Acromegaly-A Preliminary Study.

Strzelec M, Kubicka E, Kuliczkowska-Płaksej J, Kolačkov K, Janek Ł, Bolanowski M, Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska A.Biomedicines. 2025 Mar 8;13(3):666. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13030666.

 

Hypopituitarism


Identification of POU1F1 Variants in Vietnamese Patients with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency.

Nguyen HT, Nguyen KN, Dien TM, Can TBN, Nguyen TTN, Lien NTK, Tung NV, Xuan NT, Tao NT, Nguyen NL, Tran VK, Mai TTC, Tran VA, Nguyen HH, Vu CD.Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Mar 7;26(6):2406. doi: 10.3390/ijms26062406.


Hypopituitarism: genetic, developmental, and acquired etiologies with a focus on the emerging concept of autoimmune hypophysitis.

Bando H, Urai S, Kanie K, Yamamoto M.Endocr J. 2025 Mar 27. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ25-0035. Online ahead of print.

 

Hormonal Health

A Novel Missense Variant in LHX4 in Three Children with Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Belonging to Two Unrelated Families and Contribution of Additional GLI2 and IGFR1 Variant.

Santoro C, Aiello F, Farina A, Miraglia Del Giudice E, Pascarella F, Licenziati MR, Improda N, Piluso G, Torella A, Del Vecchio Blanco F, Cirillo M, Nigro V, Grandone A.Children (Basel). 2025 Mar 14;12(3):364. doi: 10.3390/children12030364.

 

Hyperprolactinemia is associated with height attainment within or above target height in adult patients with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome.

Wang Y, Mao J, Wang X, Nie M, Zhang J, Zhang W, Liu H, Xu Z, Wu X.Endocr Pract. 2025 Mar 25:S1530-891X(25)00095-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2025.03.010. Online ahead of print.

 

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) Syndrome Clinical Presentation and the Role of Newer Functional Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management: A Case Report.

Singh R, Goel SA, Singh JS, John DR, Suthar PP.Cureus. 2025 Feb 24;17(2):e79580. doi: 10.7759/cureus.79580. eCollection 2025 Feb.

 

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