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This exploratory study investigated associations between RyR2 expression, CK18 status, and conventional MRI findings of pituitary tumors. Quantitative T2-weighted signal intensity and radiomic features were not assessed. This exploratory observational study used prospective patient recruitment between January 2017 and January 2026, after ethics approval was obtained in December 2016. RyR2 expression in immunohistological samples was quantified using QuPath v0.6.0. CK18 immunostaining was performed with the Dako Omnis system according to the manufacturer\u2019s protocols. Conventional MRI findings were available for 24 patients and were retrospectively reviewed. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS\/W 31.0. No statistically significant associations were observed between RyR2 expression and sex, hormonal activity, tumor size, invasiveness, recurrence, or the evaluated conventional MRI findings (all p &gt; 0.05). The only statistically significant finding was higher RyR2 expression in CK18-negative than in CK18-positive tumors (median (IQR): 2.49% (18.36%) vs. 0.06% (0.39%); p = 0.006; r = 0.47). Higher RyR2 expression was observed in CK18-negative tumors. 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