Abstract：
Pituitary adenomas were recently reclassified as \"neuroendocrine tumors,\" and are now considered to be cancers. The evolution and justification for this change are described. Critical illness policies, which currently provide coverage of pituitary adenomas under the \"Benign Brain Tumor\" provision must now be modified to reflect this new taxonomy. This change also prompts questions about the use of the words \'benign\' and \'tumor\' in critical illness policies.
摘要：
垂体腺瘤最近被重新分类为神经内分泌肿瘤，“现在被认为是癌症。描述了这种变化的演变和理由。重大疾病政策，目前在“良性脑肿瘤”条款下提供垂体腺瘤的覆盖范围，现在必须进行修改以反映这一新的分类法。此更改还引发了有关“良性”和“肿瘤”在危重病政策中的使用问题。
