ea0063p52 | Adrenal and Neuroendocrine Tumours 1 | ECE2019
Rovite Vita
, Peculis Raitis
, Mandrika Ilona
, Petrovska Ramona
, Megnis Kaspars
, Balcere Inga
, Konrade Ilze
, Stukens Janis
, Breiksa Austra
, Nazarovs Jurijs
, Pirags Valdis
, Klovins Janis
Introduction: Pituitary adenomas (PA) are tumours of the anterior pituitary. Despite the benign nature these neoplasms cause increased mortality and morbidity. Clinically relevant PAs affect around 0.1% of population during their lifetime. Currently, there is no human PA cell culture models. Tissue cultures derived from PA surgery materials depending on harvesting conditions can form free floating aggregates called pituispheres (PS) or adherent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC)....