Pituitary neuroendocrine tumor

Neuroendocrine tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine system and can be classified based on hormone production and anatomical origin. Neuroendocrine tumors that produce hormones are considered functional, and those producing insignificant amounts of hormones are nonfunctional (Oronsky B et al. (2017)). Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors, also known as pituitary adenomas, are malignant growths in the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland produces hormones that control growth, metabolism, blood pressure, and stress, among other things. Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors are rare events, although incidence has been increasing in recent years. They are typically diagnosed via imaging techniques such as MRI, CT, and PET scans with histological confirmation through a biopsy (Mayo Clinic).

Differential abundance and machine learning analysis

This section presents the disease-specific results of the differential abundance and machine learning analyses. The analyses are reported for three comparisons: 1) disease vs. all other diseases, 2) disease vs. diseases from the same class, and 3) disease vs. healthy samples.

Disease vs All other
Disease vs Class
Disease vs Healthy