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. 2023 Feb 24;41(8):789–806. doi: 10.1007/s11604-023-01400-7

Table 3.

Types and subtypes of PitNET [15]

PitNET type Subtype
PIT1-lineage Somatotroph tumors Densely granulated somatotroph tumor
Sparsely granulated somatotroph tumor
Lactotroph tumors Sparsely granulated lactotroph tumor
Densely granulated lactotroph tumor
Mammosomatotroph tumor
Thyrotroph tumor
Mature plurihormonal PIT1-lineage tumor
Immature PIT1-lineage tumor
Acidophil stem cell tumor
Mixed somatotroph and lactotroph tumor
TPIT-lineage Corticotroph tumors Densely granulated corticotroph tumor
Sparsely granulated corticotroph tumor
Crooke cell tumor
SF1-lineage Gonadotroph tumor
No distinct cell lineage Plurihormonal tumor
Null cell tumor