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. 2018 Aug 21;26(1):215–225. doi: 10.1530/ERC-18-0330

Table 1.

Classification of YAP and TAZ staining in pituitary tumours.

Tumour type Classification Number TAZ YAP
Normal pituitary Type B 4 +++ n c ++ n c
PCP Type A 6 ++++ n c ++++ or +++ n c
ACP Type A 5 ++++ n c ++++ or +++ n c
Null-cell adenoma Type A 4 ++++ n c ++++ or +++ n c
Type B 4 +++ n c ++ n c
Type C 2 ++ or + c ++ or + c
Corticotropinoma Type B 5 +++ n c ++ n c
Type C 7 ++ or + c ++ or + c
Type D 6 + c + c
Somatotropinoma Type B 2 +++ n c ++ n c
Type C 2 ++ or + c ++ or + c
Type D 5 + c + c
Type E 1
Prolactinoma Type D 11 + c + c
Type E 5

−, negative staining; +, positive staining; ACP, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma; c, cytoplasmic; n, nuclear; PCP, papillary craniopharyngioma.